Europa Clipper captures an impressive image of Uranus at more than 3.2 billion kilometers
Artist’s illustration showing Uranus with its rings. (Image source: 95C – Pixabay) The Europa Clipper probe recently captured…
NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992
While continental in scale, the ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years…
China’s Shenzhou 20 debris crisis: a catalyst for space war – or peace?
A tiny piece of debris triggered the most serious mishap at China’s Tiangong space station since it became…
Secret behind life on Earth may be hiding right below us: Scientists reveal surprising clues from 1,800 miles beneath the surface
A new scientific investigation has offered an unexpected twist in our understanding of Earth’s origins, suggesting that the…
What are these weird aurora blobs? Explainer here
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | These green aurora blobs in front of the more distant red and…
Two Strange Giant ‘Blobs’ Deep Inside Earth May Finally Be Explained
One of the strangest mysteries about our Earth is the presence of two dense, giant blobs inexplicably clustered…
Theia, the planet at the origin of the Moon, may have formed close to the Sun
If the Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth, this has not always been the case. Indeed,…
Moon-Forming Protoplanet Theia Originated from Inner Solar System, New Research Suggests
The Moon formed from a giant impact of the proto-Earth with the ancient protoplanet Theia. In a new…
Drones gather critical health info above a right whale’s blowhole
Why is a drone collecting this whale’s ‘spit?’ Researchers used a drone with a petri dish attached to…
Nasa shares new images of 3I/ATLAS and rejects alien spacecraft ‘rumours’
Nasa released fresh images on Wednesday of the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a…
How we track and stop dangerous asteroids before they reach the Earth
On February 15, 2013, the people of Chelyabinsk, Russia, witnessed something terrifying. A six-story-tall asteroid weighing nearly 10,000…
Earth never looked so pretty as in this stunning ISS flyover
When they’re not working on scientific research, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) like to spend time…