‘I would never have guessed it’: Unexpected effect is squeezing Mars’ atmosphere like toothpaste, experts say
A phenomenon that was thought to be impossible on Mars is squeezing the Red Planet’s atmosphere like toothpaste…
Astronomers finally solve Saturn’s decades-long spin mystery
For years, Saturn appeared to be doing something impossible. Measurements suggested the giant planet’s rotation rate was changing…
Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life
New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but…
Don’t shoot for the moon: aiming for ‘above average’ is key to success, maths suggests | Science
It is the end of an idiom for motivational speakers. Instead of shooting for the moon when pursuing…
20,000 Eyes on the Universe
Think about a census. You could photograph every house in the country and produce a beautiful map, but…
This piercing glow is the ferocious light from a supermassive black hole 8 million times as massive as our Sun
At the centre of galaxy Messier 77 lies a cosmic behemoth glowing so intensely, it outshines its entire…
A ‘lost planet’ may have given Jupiter and Uranus their moons
For years, astronomers have suspected that our solar system may have lost at least one world at some…
In 2010, Earth’s molten core suddenly reversed direction and scientists don’t know why
A river of molten iron, more than 2,000 kilometers below the surface, appears to have pulled off something…
In 1962, a single missing character in NASA’s guidance software doomed Mariner 1 just minutes after launch — a transcription error so costly that Arthur C. Clarke famously called it “the most expensive hyphen in history”
On July 22, 1962, at Cape Canaveral, an Atlas-Agena rocket lifted off the pad carrying a small spacecraft…
Humans are going to the Moon. Cameras and massive seven-foot drones will help them arrive safely
NASA is building a base on the Moon – and cameras will be an integral part of getting…
Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle
Along the Vetrivier (Vet River) in South Africa, a patchwork of circular and rectangular fields spreads across what…
When To See A Rare ‘Blue Moon’ Rise At Dusk This Weekend
Topline This weekend ends May with a rare occurrence — a second full moon in a single calendar…