Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which
Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which
Artist’s concept of Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein. Astronomers have spotted the mega comet shooting out jets of carbon monoxide as it barrels toward the sun. Image via NSF/ AUI/ NSF NRAO/ M.
Properties of the atmosphere of WASP-121b. a, PT profiles inferred from the retrieval analysis for the dayside (red) and nightside (blue) atmospheres assuming thermochemical equilibrium. Condensation curves for refractory species
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maarouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what she’s doing to
The Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite from the European Oganisation for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is encapsulated in SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairings ahead of launch. Image:
An international team of astronomers using the (https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/class/) (CLASS) (https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/11/telescopes-look-at-cosmic-dawn/) announced the first-ever detection of radiation from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) interacting
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The bright star in the center of this montage of time-exposure photos is Polaris, the North Star. Perhaps you’ve heard it stays still in
Watch a video about the 1908 Tunguska explosion. The Tunguska explosion: June 30, 1908 On June 30, 1908, the largest asteroid impact in recorded history occurred on a warm summer
A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe, according to a study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/J. Maithil et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/SAO/M.
Keith Cowing Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him) 🖖🏻 Follow on