Recent Solar Outbursts Trigger Dramatic Auroras on Mars
A recent outburst from the Sun sent a strong blast of charged particles and radiation towards Mars, allowing scientists to get a rare glimpse at how these events unfold on…
This Advanced Quake Detector Will Land on the Moon With Artemis Astronauts
NASA is building a compact seismometer for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission to the Moon, hoping to learn more about the internal structure of the dusty satellite from its lunar…
See Bizarre Martian Dunes and More of the Best Space Images of the Week
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, W.R.M. Rocha (LEI) This image, captured by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) , showcases a region near the protostar IRAS 23385. It’s a single exposure at a…
NASA Really Made Its Own Tabletop RPG for You to Play
NASA still has plenty of cool projects afoot in the real world—did you hear about that asteroid-redirecting test? Or those space-friendly cameras?—but it’s also trying to stir imaginations in fantastically…
NASA Ends $2 Billion Satellite Refueling Project After Contractor Accused of ‘Poor Performance’
An ambitious NASA project designed to test satellite refueling in space, known as OSAM-1, has been discontinued after significant technical, cost, and scheduling difficulties. The cancellation comes in the wake…
Lunar Satellite Shoots Lasers to a Moon Lander for the First Time
NASA’s diligent lunar orbiter transmitted a laser beam to a dome-shaped aluminum device the size of a billiard ball on India’s Vikram lander, pinging its location on the Moon. This…
You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy
You probably know Jupiter, the rotund fifth planet from the Sun, as orange and tan with a big red splotch. But the Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged the gas giant in…
Seeing Double: Lucy’s First Target Asteroid Has a Tiny Moon
As NASA’s Lucy spacecraft zoomed past its first asteroid on Wednesday, its mission scientists made a surprising discovery of a bonus space rock. The M3 MacBook Pro: Made Dark for…
Rising El Niño Intensity Sparks Global Food Security Concerns
Global climate shifts this year are likely to disrupt food production throughout the world, straining food security worldwide. A report published this month by scientists associated with Famine Early Warning…
Stellar Explosion From 180 Years Ago Comes Alive in New Timelapse
The Chandra X-ray Observatory didn’t exist in 1838, when the Eta Carinae star system started to brighten as it ejected material in an event named the “Great Eruption.” But traces…