A panoramic picture of one of five hot springs during winter, showing the source water and CO2 bubbles. Credit Fatima Li-Hau, ELSI Earth was not always the blue-green world we
A panoramic picture of one of five hot springs during winter, showing the source water and CO2 bubbles. Credit Fatima Li-Hau, ELSI Earth was not always the blue-green world we
Result from a metadynamics simulation of the diffusion of a CO2 molecule over an ASW surface. The surface mesh indicates the van-derWaals surface of the ASW surface while the color
Spectacular footage from Starship’s recent test launch shows the final seconds of the spacecraft’s booster before touching down in the rich, blue waters of the Gulf. SpaceX launched the 11th
An artist’s rendering of a Rocket Lab Neutron rocket during stage separation. Illustration: Rocket Lab The inaugural flight of Rocket Lab’s reusable, medium-lift Neutron rocket is now set for 2026,
The collision and merger of two neutron stars—the incredibly dense remnants of collapsed stars—are some of the most energetic events in the universe, producing a variety of signals that can
NASA’s first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite show the Maine coast and North Dakota farmland in incredible detail.
A hidden population of asteroids sharing Venus’ orbit could threaten Earth in a few thousand years, and we might not even see them coming without better telescopes. These so-called Venus
Left: The HWO OS1 ConOps uses a reference star for wavefront sensing to expedite the wavefront control sequence. Center: After the dark hole is created, the observatory is slewed to
What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets
I have to confess, despite spending years gazing at the night sky, telescope at the ready, tracking planets and hunting for deep sky objects, I only actually saw the Man






