Our Milky Way’s center is normally hidden from standard, optical telescopes due to clouds of dust and gas. But the Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras penetrated much of the dust, revealing stars…
Hello, Zhurong rover and Tianwen-1 lander. This selfie comes from a remote camera set on the surface of Mars. CNSA This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series…
An X 1.2 class solar flare recorded on Jan. 5, 2022. NASA/SDO A powerful solar flare exploded on the surface of the sun late Thursday from a complex sunspot that…
The vaccine targets American Foulbrood, a deadly disease caused by a bacteria known as Paenibacillus larvae. Getty Images/NurPhoto The US Department of Agriculture approved a vaccine for honeybees on Jan.…
NASA’s retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite reached the final stage of its existence on Jan. 8. NASA Here’s one for the “what goes up must come down” file. NASA’s Earth…
Rome’s Pantheon has stood strong for thousands of years. Getty Images Despite being built thousands of years ago, some concrete structures across the world have surprisingly, and literally, stood the…
These defrosting dunes on Mars look like they were laid down by a baker with a tube full of frosting. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our…
An X 1.2 class solar flare recorded on Jan. 5, 2022. NASA/SDO A powerful solar flare exploded on the surface of the sun late Thursday from a complex sunspot that…
Starship 24 shows off what just one of its engines can do. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET It’s been over a year-and-a-half since we’ve seen a SpaceX Starship prototype fly…
These defrosting dunes on Mars look like they were laid down by a baker with a tube full of frosting. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our…
