In the early days of Earth, a more active sun showered particles onto our atmosphere, which could have created the building blocks of proteins and organic life.
In the early morning of April 27, 2023, SpaceX debris made an uncontrolled reentry over Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, lighting skies and causing loud booms.
Yesterday, ispace attempted to achieve the 1st private moon landing with their HAKUTO-R mission. The team lost contact with the lander in the last moments.
This Deimos image shows the far side of Mars' smaller moon in high resolution, for the first time. The Hope spacecraft reveals a possible planetary origin.
Kelly Kizer Whitt writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.org. She's been writing about science, with a focus on astronomy, for decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine and made regular contributions to other outlets, including AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club. She has nine published books, including a children's picture book, Solar System Forecast, and a young adult dystopian novel, A Different Sky.