Antarctica Lost an Ice Shelf, but Gained an Island
Collapsing ice shelves on the eastern coast of Antarctica has revealed something never seen before: a landform that might be…
Solar Power in a Future Martian Lifestyle
An artist's concept of a future biomanufacturing lab on Mars, powered by photovoltaic (solar power) technology. It will also synthesize…
Titan is an Alien World, but Surprisingly Familiar
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is a fascinating and mysterious world, a world literally shrouded in mystery due to thick clouds…
A New Kind of Stellar Explosion Has Been Discovered: Micronovae
The most energetic explosions in the Universe come from stars called supernovae. These galactic bombs have the energy of about…
Prepare Yourself: New Engineering Images from JWST Will Blow Your Mind
If the phrase “My god, it’s full of stars” was ever appropriate, it’s today, because of these new images from…
Amazing! Ingenuity Helicopter Flies to the Perseverance Backshell and Parachute to See Them Close Up
You may recall we reported earlier this month that the Perseverance rover finally spotted its parachute and backshell off in…
Ganymede Casts a Long Shadow Across the Surface of Jupiter
What is that large dark smudge on Jupiter’s side? It may remind you of a certain scene from the sci-fi…
A Partial Solar Eclipse Kicks Off the First Eclipse Season of 2022
A remote solar eclipse this coming weekend sets us up for the first total lunar eclipse of 2022.
In Some Places, Black Holes are Tearing Apart Thousands of Stars at a Time
A new study has revealed how supermassive black holes (SMBHs) grow by consuming high-density star clusters
Webb Has Almost Reached its Final, Coldest Temperature
Launched on December 25, 2021 from ESA's launch site in Kourou, French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the…