The secret behind the formation of super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets has been revealed, thanks to a study of four young planets that are evaporating. Some 350 light-years away, the V1298
Six space tourists will launch to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the action live. Blue Origin is scheduled to launch its NS-38 suborbital mission
Scientists may finally know why Jupiter and Saturn have very different weather patterns at their poles, despite having similar sizes and compositions. The discovery could help researchers probe deep into
Mars may have once possessed an ocean at least as large as Earth’s Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests. Previous research suggested rivers and seas once existed on Mars, raising
We were expecting a show and boy did it deliver. Skywatchers around the world were treated to stunning auroras that surged far beyond their usual polar limits, lighting up mid-latitude
Solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the sun today (Jan. 20) during an event known as perihelion, when it will pass a little over half
Astronomers have obtained their most detailed look yet at young galaxies in the early universe using the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The
Since the end of the Apollo program in 1972, NASA has been looking for ways to return back to the moon. In 2022, the space agency launched the Artemis 1
A colossal coronal mass ejection (CME) has struck Earth, triggering severe (G4) geomagnetic storm conditions that could push the northern lights much farther south than usual tonight (Jan. 19–20). The
China is getting close to launching a large space telescope to orbit along with its Tiangong space station, and scientists have just completed a full observation simulation in preparation. The
