NASA’s Curiosity rover captured and transmitted images of “sun rays” as the sun dropped below the horizon on Mars last month, which was part of a new cloud-imaging campaign that…
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert level to advisory status for Tanaga Volcano on Tuesday following a series of earthquakes. “Earthquake activity beneath Tanaga Volcano began to increase slowly…
A newly-detected asteroid with a diameter of about 161 feet has a “very small chance” of striking Earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office said Wednesday. …
The full worm moon was captured in stunning images on Tuesday in skies across the globe. The moon appeared opposite the sun in Earth-based longitude at 7:40 a.m. EST, according…
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket just minutes after its launch on Tuesday after the ignition failed for the rocket’s second stage. This incident…
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image that may make viewers double take. The shot features a special galaxy cluster – known as RX J2129 – and three…
This would fit right in with ’80s fashion. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. Turns out Mars may have a sense…
International scientists have uncovered new clues about the supernova remnant called Tycho. The findings shed light on how conditions in the shock waves caused by titantic stellar explosions – known…
The Perseverance rover picked up a fresh rocky hitchhiker in late February. I boosted the fill light on the raw image to better show the rock inside the wheel in…
The cloudy-looking area off to the right reveals three different views of the same background galaxy. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Kelly The James Webb Space Telescope has pulled off…
