Astronomers at the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab made the first confirmed detection of a star system that will one day form a kilonova, an ultra-powerful and gold-producing explosion created by…
Photographer Juan José Ortiz captured the surface of the moon and Mars behind it from Metepec, Mexico, on Jan. 31. Juan José Ortiz / SpaceWeatherGallery.com The famed “Earthrise” image taken…
These oddball green streaks of light came from a satellite. Subaru Telescope/NAOJ On Jan. 28, a series of green lights zipped across the night sky in Hawaii. The Subaru Telescope on…
An artist’s impression of what the space sail looks like as it’s deployed from its jack-in-the-box container. ESA As futuristic as this sounds, real estate in space is booming. Major…
Jupiter and three of its largest moons are seen in this photo, taken from Chile. Damian Peach Some planets just seem to have it all. Jupiter is the largest in…
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now’s the time to look for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as it puts on quite a show while passing by…
Curiosity’s mast-mounted camera snapped this goofy rock on Jan. 28, 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet. I’m easily amused, especially…
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now’s the time to look for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as it puts on quite a show while passing by…
An artist’s impression of what the space sail looks like as it’s deployed from its jack-in-the-box container. ESA As futuristic as this sounds, real estate in space is booming. Major…
This domestic bird was found in a park in New York City. Phyllis Tseng/Wild Bird Fund The rescue of an eye-catching pink pigeon in New York City’s Madison Square Park…
