An enormous comet that is twice the size of Mount Everest has entered the inner part of our solar system and is about to pass through Earth in July. Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), called K2 for short,… [+1912 chars]
With a $24 billion budget and dozens of active, high-profile missions, it's not surprising that NASA is the most visible of the dozens of government space agencies in the world. But China's space pro… [+4724 chars]
In 1968, a photograph taken from space helped galvanize the environmental movement. The famous Earthrise image of our planet rising from the moon helped raise awareness about the importance of protec… [+2547 chars]
Within the solar system, most of our astrobiological research is aimed at Mars, which is considered to be the next-most habitable body beyond Earth. However, future efforts are aimed at exploring icy… [+7459 chars]
The Iceland volcanic explosion provides a unique glimpse into the Earth beneath our feet. The recent Fagradalsfjall eruption in southwest Iceland has captivated the globe, including nature enthusiast… [+3404 chars]
ByAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)July 1, 2022 An amateur astronomers keen eyes led to the discovery of an unusual ultra-faint dwarf galaxy on the outskirts of the Androm… [+9011 chars]
We know the brain changes after traumatic injury, and now we have maps from mice showing what that change looks like. A team of scientists has traced connections between nerve cells throughout the e… [+5962 chars]
With a $24 billion budget and dozens of active, high-profile missions, it's not surprising that NASA is the most visible of the dozens of government space agencies in the world. But China's space pro… [+4724 chars]
Hunga TongaHunga Ha’apai is a submarine volcano in the South Pacific ocean. On 20 December 2021, an eruption began on Hunga TongaHunga Ha’apai. About four weeks later, on 15 January 2022, the eruptio… [+2751 chars]
Magnetars are some of the most fascinating astronomical objects. One teaspoon of the stuff they are made out of would weigh almost one billion tons, and they have magnetic fields that are hundreds of… [+4013 chars]
After a successful attempt to boost the International Space Station into a higher orbit earlier this week, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG-17 spacecraft has burned up in a controlled destructive descent… [+2988 chars]
In 1968, a photograph taken from space helped galvanize the environmental movement. The famous Earthrise image of our planet rising from the moon helped raise awareness about the importance of protec… [+2547 chars]
