When Earth is opposite Mars from the sun, it will appear full because you’re looking directly on the daylit side. But ...
Our interstellar visitor is visible again after reaching its closest approach to the Sun yesterday. The PUNCH mission, a ...
Scientists have detected signs of water on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known object to enter our solar system from another star system. Two spacecraft orbiting Mars, the ExoMars ...
A colossal solar eruption has grabbed the attention of astronomers worldwide. On August 21, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) recorded a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) blasting ...
CO₂ ice blocks on Mars may dig gullies as they slide and sublimate in the thin atmosphere. In lab experiments, scientists ...
As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...