Rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse seen by few photo of the day for Feb. 26, 2026
Annular solar eclipse captured by one of the few observers located at Concordia Research Station, Antarctica. (Image credit:…
Europa and Other Jovian Moons May Have Formed With Their Own Supply of Life’s Building Blocks
The Solar System’s icy moons are a focal point in our search for habitability and life. Among them…
JWST Digs Into the Uranian Ionosphere
Uranus is a planet that rolls around on its side as it orbits the Sun. That’s because it’s…
Curiosity rover finds clues to Mars’ watery past in rocky ‘spiderwebs’
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured close‑up views of sprawling, web-like rock formations on Mars that look like giant…
Astronomers Say They Have Solved One of Saturn’s Greatest Mysteries
Saturn eclipsed by Titan as seen from the Cassini probe – credit, NASA/JPL-Caltech A neat feat of calculation…
Harnessing the Sun to Extract Oxygen on the Moon
Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator is part…
NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays
New York/Cape Canaveral, Florida – NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program…
How to See 6 Planets Align, According to Astronomers
The latest “planet parade” is set to cap off February by lighting up the night sky. Jupiter, Saturn,…
NASA and China warn that the Moon could be hit by a 60-meter rock and that the impact could trigger a meteor storm that would knock out the Internet, satellites, and GPS for years
What if the most spectacular sky show of the century came with a very down-to-Earth problem for your…
February finale: SpaceX wraps up month with three Starlink launches this week
In what has become hardly a leap for the company, SpaceX concluded its Starlink satellite launches for February…
Lunar eclipse perfectly placed | Otago Daily Times Online News
On Tuesday evening, as the last light fades over Otago Harbour and the first stars appear, something rather…
China steps up preparations for planned 2030 crewed lunar mission
China is steadily advancing toward its goal of sending Chinese astronauts to the moon by around 2030, with…