Hidden in the dust: The 2-billion-year-old asteroid crater that holds the secret clue to ending an ice age
Scientists have identified the Yarrabubba impact crater in Western Australia as the Earth’s oldest, dating back 2.229 billion…
A Spacecraft Powered by Nuclear Heat Could Send Humans to Saturn in Just 220 Days, Bringing Titan Closer Than Ever
NASA’s Mars planning documents contain a quiet warning: a 375-day round trip may push astronauts past the allowable…
Europe Just Unveiled a Serious Rival to SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX Starship ignition during its launch on IFT-5. Credit: Steve Jurvetson A DLR analysis suggests Starship may define…
Venus and a slender crescent moon steal the show after sunset on May 18
By now, you have almost certainly noticed dazzling Venus glowing in the western sky soon after sunset. On…
A Space Telescope Just Detected a Strange Cosmic Pattern Scientists Have Searched for Since 1912
A century after the discovery of cosmic rays, scientists may have identified a hidden principle governing how these…
Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online May 18
Near-Earth Asteroid 2026 JH2 extremely close encounter: online observation – 18 May 2026 – YouTube Watch On A…
Giant radio telescope sees Artemis 2 astronauts on Orion flying around the moon. ‘There are 4 people in those pixels.’
Here’s a unique view of NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission. A giant radio telescope in West Virginia tracked…
SpaceX faces high stakes for upcoming Starship rocket test flight
SpaceX plans to launch an updated version of its Starship megarocket — a new prototype of the system…
SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies
Live coverage is underway for arrival of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on NASA+,…
Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Where it is: 31 million…
Iceland Prepares For A Rare Total Solar Eclipse In 2026
Keen photographers and astronomers are set to flock to Iceland in 2026 for a rare total solar eclipse.…
Mars Experienced Catastrophic Flooding 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Reshaping Planet’s Surface
Scientists have shared photos of the Mars surface, revealing that the Red Planet was rocked by “catastrophic floods”…