In this image provided by NASA, SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts, parachutes into the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Credit: Keegan Barber/NASA via…
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‘Ice cube’ clouds discovered at the galaxy’s center shouldn’t exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosion
Two of the strangest structures in the galaxy just got even stranger. Ballooning above and below the Milky Way‘s center like a massive hourglass, the mysterious Fermi bubbles loom large…
How the Red Planet craze started 120 years ago: Interview with ‘The Martians’ author David Baron
David Baron: Absolutely. I mean, if I’m going to write a book about history, I want to make sure that it resonates with what is happening today. There has be…
US astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, dead at 97
Astronaut Jim Lovell reads the news after his crew returned safely to Earth from a failed Moon mission in 1970. US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13…
Five astronauts leave space station for trip back to Earth
After nearly five months onboard the International Space Station, an international crew of five astronauts began their descent back down to Earth on a SpaceX capsule Friday. US astronauts Anne…
Hubble Telescope gives us our best look yet at the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (video, photo)
Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we now have the sharpest image yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, showing that it is clearly a comet, with a coma filled with…
Mars life explorer should include an agnostic life finder
Artist’s concept of the Mars Life Explorer. Credit: Amy Williams Searching for life on Mars has been an explicit goal of the astrobiological community for decades. However, they have not…
Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector review
Specification Size: 9.6 x 4.3 x 12.8 inches Weight: 1.25lbs Bulb Type: LED Laser: Yes Control: On unit Rotation: No Sleep timer: No Speaker: Built-in voice, no Bluetooth speaker It’s…
Perseverance rover captures Mars vista as clear as day
Captured at a location called Falbreen, on May 26, 2025, 96 images were stitched together to create this 360-degree view. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover…