How a helium leak in an exoplanet atmosphere hints at life
Artist’s impression of the newly discovered rocky exoplanet, LHS 1140b. This exoplanet atmosphere is leaking helium. Could it…
Why SpaceX Starship’s success is spurring a ‘crisis’
The most powerful rocket ever made, SpaceX’s Starship, reached orbit for the first time on Monday, deploying operational…
Nordic launch race heats up as Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange
JOHANNESBURG — Sweden’s Esrange Space Center is preparing for a busy period of launch activity as political scrutiny…
Mars’ North Polar Ice Is Much Cleaner Than Scientists Thought
Taken by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera, this view of Korolev crater near the north pole…
The Big Moon Plot | Hackaday
When you look into the night sky, you can’t help but wish to bring the outer worlds to…
Tomorrow morning the Moon meets Mars, then Jupiter. It’s going to be spectacular. Here’s how to see it
Have you noticed two bright stars in the east before dawn? Those two ‘stars’ are actually the planets…
CNES Publishes Call for New Rocket Launch Tracking Turrets for French Guiana
Credit: CSG The French space agency CNES has issued a call for new automated optical tracking systems for…
Composition of Extreme Debris Disks Across Time
A team of researchers compiled the largest sample of extreme debris disks to date thanks to data from…
The Solar System Has a New Life Expectancy, and It’s a Billion Times Shorter
Isaac Newton suspected that the gravitational dance between the Sun and Jupiter would eventually destabilize the solar system,…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place
A new study suggests that Jezero Crater’s mysterious “Margin Unit” records a far more complicated history of water…
Night sky October 2026 — What to look for in the sky this month
The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can…
Asteroid Ryugu may be a survivor from the solar system’s earliest days
Ryugu’s parent body came together under 2 million years after the solar system’s first solids, before the beads…