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Dancing dust devils on Mars trace raging winds

Using data from several Mars missions, scientists have put together a catalog of dust devils on Mars that help track winds and troublesome dust.

Webb glimpses doomed star before its explosion

For decades, astronomers have wanted to know exactly what the explosion of a doomed star looks like. The Webb Space Telescope has made that knowledge possible.

Mars missions image Comet 3I/ATLAS during red planet flyby

Spacecraft around Mars have caught images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it made a close pass past the red planet. See the images here.

International Observe the Moon Night October 4

International Observe the Moon Night is October 4, 2025. It's a global event for celebrating the moon. Here's how you can participate online or in person.

Moon-forming disk found around massive planet

Data from the Webb space telescope reveal that a massive planet around a distant star is encircled by a moon-forming disk.
Space

Rogue planet found growing at astonishing record rate

Astronomers have discovered a rogue planet eating up 6 billion tons of gas and dust every second. That's the fastest rate ever recorded for any planet.

After the International Space Station, what comes next?

Operations on the International Space Station will come to an end in 2030. What's next? Plans are for privately owned, commercially operated space stations.
Space

Trouble for Hayabusa2? Asteroid target smaller than expected

New observations of the asteroid that Hayabusa2 is scheduled to touch down on in 2031 have revealed it's smaller and spinning much faster than once thought.

The tally is in! 6,000 exoplanets now confirmed

NASA announced this week that it has confirmed a tally of 6,000 exoplanets, or worlds orbiting distant stars. The first exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago.

Massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the entire globe

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago ejected volcanic material that affected the entire globe. But evidence shows people survived and adapted after the eruption.

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