NASA's Artemis program will look for resources on the moon, and details of its complex geology.
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Io is Having a Major Volcanic Outburst
Since last summer, Jupiter’s third largest moon, Io, has been lighting up the Jovian system with a major burst of volcanic activity. As the Solar System’s most volcanically active world, Io is no stranger to such outbursts, but this year’s display has been unusually energetic.
How Many Stars Formed Together With the Sun in Our Stellar Nebula?
Even though our Sun is now a solitary star, it still has siblings somewhere in the Milky Way. Stars form in massive clouds of gas called Molecular Clouds. When the Sun formed about five billion years ago, other stars would’ve formed from the same cloud, creating a star cluster.
Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California (photos)
Satellites are watching as a so-called atmospheric river brings huge amounts of tropical moisture to California, prompting weather forecasters to issue flood-risk alerts.
South Korea's moon mission snaps stunning Earth pics after successful lunar arrival
South Korea's first moon mission is beaming back images of home from its position in low lunar orbit.
Explore the "Winter Pair-a-gon"
The Winter Hexagon is not the only key to finding six of the season's most prominent constellations but also a gateway to a more than a half-dozen delightful double stars.
The sky isn't just blue — airglow makes it green, yellow and red too
Is blue the true color of the sky, or the only color of the sky? It's complicated.
A giant plasma cloud bursts from the sun, but fortunately it won't hit Earth
A giant cloud of magnetized plasma exploded from a sunspot hidden on the far side of the sun, which might turn to face Earth only two days from now.
Mars Has Bizarre Dunes Thanks to its Low Atmospheric Pressure and Strange Winds
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers led by Stanford University used artificial intelligence (AI) to examine the formation of sand ripples and sand dunes of two distinct sizes on Mars. These formations might help scientists better understand Mars’ atmospheric history through examining the fossilized forms of these aeolian (windblown) structures using statistical analyses.
Private Japanese lunar lander performs 2nd major maneuver on its way to the moon
The HAKUTO-R mission by Japan-based startup ispace performed its second major deep-space maneuver on Jan. 2, keeping it on course to reach the moon in April.
Cosmic serpent slithers through stellar nursery in stunning new image
An infrared image of a distant stellar nursery has revealed infant stars poking through its thick orange-hued clouds of star-birthing material.
61 launches! SpaceX celebrates record-breaking 2022
SpaceX took a little time to reflect on its history-making 2022 in the year's dying moments.
Joby GorillaPod 5K Tripod review
The Joby GorillaPod 5K Tripod is small, compact and versatile travel tripod, but is this pro-grade version worth the price hike from the 3K?
HAARP antenna array attempts to look inside a passing asteroid with radio waves
The goal of the experiment was to learn about the interior of the asteroid, which could one day help design an effective Earth-saving mission in case a space rock were to intersect our planet's path.
Sparkling Hubble Space Telescope photo shows ancient globular cluster near Milky Way's heart
The Hubble Space Telescope photo reveals an ancient globular cluster gleaming against the blackness of space near the galactic bulge.
Seen From Space: Sand Dunes on Mars Covered by Frost
It’s winter here on Earth, for those living in the northern hemisphere. This means snow, rain, colder temperatures, and all the other things we associate with “the festive season.” Much the same is true for Mars (aka. “Earth’s Twin”), which is also experiencing winter in its northern hemisphere right now. This means colder temperatures, especially around the polar regions where it can get as low as -123 °C (-190 °F), as well as ice, snow, frost, and the expansion of the polar ice caps – which are composed of both water ice and frozen carbon dioxide (“dry ice”).
NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft arrives in Florida (photos)
The Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft reached NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 30, ending a nine-day cross-country trek.
Astronaut Walt Cunningham, who test-flew Apollo 7 command module, dies at 90
Walt Cunningham, who tested the Apollo command module in Earth orbit, has died. America's second civilian to fly in space, Cunningham and his Apollo 7 crewmates proved the CM was ready for the moon.
NASA asks SpaceX about International Space Station rescue options
NASA has inquired about using a SpaceX Dragon capsule to bring astronauts home from the International Space Station (ISS) following a recent leak aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.
Newfound 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet celebrates New Year's every 5 days
A newly discovered hot Jupiter exoplanet located 530 light years from Earth experiences a new year every five days and has a blisteringly hot surface temperature of around 2240 degrees Fahrenheit.
Chinese moon mission's sample haul includes exotic volcanic rocks
Exotic rock fragments returned to Earth from the lunar surface by Chang'e 5 in 2020 hint at diversity in volcanic activity in the moon's distant past.
