Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on April 26, 2026
We’re now in the Waxing Gibbous phase of the lunar cycle. This means most of the Moon’s face…
Scientists Find Peculiar Differences in Two Uranian Rings
The planet Uranus is a weird place. Not only does it roll around the Sun on its side…
Mining the Solar System to Build a New World
I watched Armageddon again fairly recently with Bruce Willis, oil drillers in space and an asteroid the size…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final ViaSat-3 satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket – Spaceflight Now
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket stands in the vertical launch position ahead of the flight of the ViaSat-3 Flight…
Photo of Artemis II heat shield looks like an ethereal underwater world, but it’s provided NASA with vital data
You wouldn’t think a resin heat shield would make for a particularly photogenic image, but Orion’s partially-submerged heat…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS born in a cold environment
Comet 3I/ATLAS, about 3 weeks after its closest approach to the sun. The Gemini North telescope on Mauna…
Another Instrument Shut Down on Voyager 1 to Extend its Interstellar Mission
The farthest spacecraft from Earth, the Voyager 1 probe, has just shut down another instrument. The reason for…
Mars has air, but almost none of it can keep you alive
For all the drama around getting to Mars, the harder question starts after landing. A person can step…
NASA observes the Sahara from the International Space Station and detects a gigantic eye nearly 50 kilometers wide, whose origin is not as cosmic as it seems
NASA Earth Observatory has spotlighted one of the Sahara’s most recognizable sights, the Richat Structure in Mauritania, often…
NASA Plans To Start A Fire On The Moon, Raising New Concerns About Astronaut Safety
A controlled fire on the Moon may sound counterintuitive, yet it sits at the center of a critical…