Icy moons may hold on to their underground oceans even after being smashed apart
Throughout the history of the planets, the outer solar system has proven to be a dangerous place with…
A black hole jet is aimed at us … and it’s in our galaxy
A black hole jet is aimed at us, not from afar, but from only a few tens of…
On this day in space! Sept. 27, 1997: NASA’s Mars Pathfinder lander sends its last transmission to Earth
On Sept. 27, 1997, NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission beamed its very last data transmission back to Earth. Pathfinder…
Spacecraft zips by Earth on long journey to Jupiter’s icy moons
The path to Jupiter’s moons, which scientists believe could harbor conditions friendly for sustaining life, is long and…
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket launching to orbit for 1st time ever on Sept. 28: Watch it live
Watch live! SpaceX Starship megarocket launches to orbit for first time – YouTube Watch On SpaceX’s Starship megarocket…
Asteroid samples from NASA’s epic OSIRIS-REx mission show Bennu was born from fire and ice
The asteroid Bennu was shaped on the boundary between hot and cold in the dusty disk that formed…
Nasa thought an ancient Martian lake shaped these rocks; Perseverance found evidence of three water events |
When Nasa’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Jezero Crater in September 2023, scientists expected to find…
Aerospacelab to supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin
WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Aerospacelab won a contract to supply two spacecraft platforms to Lockheed Martin, adding a…
James Webb telescope shares one of its biggest images ever, with record-breaking stars hiding in the dust — Space photo of the week
quick facts What it is: IC 348, a star-forming reflection nebula Where it is: 1,000 light-years away in…
What is the closest any object has gotten to the sun?
When you think of objects close to the sun, Mercury, the solar system‘s innermost planet, probably comes to…
APOD: 2026 September 27 – Andromeda Before and After Photoshop
Explanation: What does the Andromeda galaxy really look like? The featured before image shows how our Milky Way…
JWST Finds Dynamic Structural Evolution in Chariklo’s Rings
When we think of asteroids, we often think of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that…