New for 2022, the tau Herculid meteor shower may make an appearance on the night of May 30-31. Sometimes, astronomy can be full of surprises. Take the case of a tiny comet, normally far too faint t… [+11823 chars]
In July of 2021, we reported how the Hope probe sent by the United Arab Emirates to study the Martian atmosphere had released images of the nightside aurora on Mars. "They're not easy to catch, and s… [+4922 chars]
It's more like a dog door. Drink Me Unless you have Alices Wonderland potion that shrinks humans to a tiny size, its unlikely any of us will be coming or going through that tiny door NASA spotted o… [+1494 chars]
After finding water in an astronaut's helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the agency officials have announced. Water was found in the helmet worn by European Space Age… [+2845 chars]
An enormous asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building will make a close approach toEarth on May 27, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Fear not: the … [+2098 chars]
In July of 2021, we reported how the Hope probe sent by the United Arab Emirates to study the Martian atmosphere had released images of the nightside aurora on Mars. "They're not easy to catch, and s… [+4922 chars]
An image taken by NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover on May 7, 2022 showed “a portal and a nearby wall that appears artificial.” contextWhile the image in question was an original image captured by a camer… [+3272 chars]
BySpace Telescope Science InstituteMay 22, 2022 A representation of the evolution of the universe over 13.77 billion years. The far left depicts the earliest moment we can now probe, when a period o… [+13417 chars]
Mankind has had a very firm belief in the laws of physics for centuries, and a lot of theories proposed by the most renowned physicists like Albert Einstein, Newton, and J.J. Thomson are also support… [+1820 chars]
After the Event Horizon Telescope captured the first image of the black hole in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy, Indian scientists have once again potted up something unique. The Indian space tele… [+2261 chars]
When SpaceX launched a new Starlink fleet into orbit last week, the rocket wasn't the only star. As SpaceXprepared its ground-based tracking cameras for the early-morning Falcon 9 rocket launch fro… [+2407 chars]
It's not easy to study the sun in detail it's so bright and hot that it's difficult to get anything up close enough for a good look. But the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will bring the close… [+1421 chars]