Potentially Active Volcanoes Have Been Found on Venus
Using archival radar images taken in the 1990s by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, scientists have found evidence of recent active volcanism…
Didymos is Spinning So Quickly That Rocks are Detaching at its Equator and Going Into Orbit
Asteroid Didymos is spitting rocks out into space. Last fall, when NASA’s DART mission impacted Didymos’ moon Dimorphos in a…
The State of Suborbital Space Science
Think there's nothing to learn through suborbital flight and that space science is only done in orbit? Think again. Recently,…
Prelude to a Supernova: The James Webb Captures a Rare Wolf-Rayet Star
Massive stars are sprinters. It might seem counterintuitive that stars 100 or 200 times more massive than our Sun could…
NASA and Axiom Space Do a Partial Reveal of the Spacesuit That Will be Worn on the Moon
NASA and Axiom Space Inc. provided a first, limited look at the new spacesuits that will be worn by the…
It's Time to Start Planning Your 2023/2024 Eclipse Adventures
Remember how exciting it was in 2017 when a total solar eclipse crossed the United States? We're in for two…
Pluto Team Updates Science From the Solar System’s Edge
Nearly eight years after its historic Pluto flyby, NASA's New Horizons probe is getting ready for another round of observations…
Warm Carbon Increased Suddenly in the Early Universe. Made by the First Stars?
New research shows that carbon was more abundant in the early Universe than previously thought, a find that could have…
Even the Calmest Red Dwarfs are Wilder than the Sun
There's something menacing about red dwarfs. Human eyes are accustomed to our benevolent yellow Sun and the warm light it…
Exploring Lava Tubes on Other Worlds Will Need Rovers That Can Work Together
Planetary exploration, specifically within our own Solar System, has provided a lifetime of scientific knowledge about the many worlds beyond…