Scientists Discover Earth’s ‘Radiation Fingerprint’ Through Lunar Observations
scientists have unveiled a revolutionary way to observe Earth’s radiation budget through lunar observations. This method promises to…
They want to test a “Star Wars weapon” to produce energy — it looks like a good idea at first, but could mean the end of humanity
Clean energy usually feels safe and harmless. Solar panels don’t argue, wind turbines don’t threaten anyone, and renewable…
Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study
A team of researchers in China has claimed that a recent near-miss between a Chinese satellite and one…
NASA confirms TESS temporarily felled by command error • The Register
NASA has confirmed that its planet hunter, TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), entered safe mode due to a…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Just Found Something On Mars That Looks Exactly Like Coral
NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a bizarre, coral-shaped rock on Mars, believed to have formed billions of years…
Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup
Venus could experience a dramatic meteor shower this summer, the result of the breaking apart of a nearby…
Glowing Nebula Turns Out to Be Stellar Cradle
The Vela Junior supernova, also known as RX J0852.0-4622 or G266.2-1.2, exploded a few thousand years ago, leaving…
570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Unravels Mysteries of the Dark Universe
The Bullet Cluster is made up of two galaxy clusters that are colliding, one moving through the other,…
As the next full Moon approaches, we’ll get to see it pass in front of a beautiful blue star cluster
There’s a chance to catch the Moon passing through the northern portion of the Pleiades open star cluster…
Yes, one image from space can change humanity’s perspective
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Voyager 2’s close encounter with Uranus wasn’t in the plan • The Register
It is 40 years since Voyager 2 performed the first and, so far, only flyby of the planet…
Floods Inundate Southern Mozambique – NASA Science
Residents of southern Mozambique who live or farm near rivers are accustomed to heading to higher ground during…