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Dream Chaser spaceplane 1st launch delayed until 2025
The 1st cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station by Dream Chaser Tenacity, an uncrewed spaceplane from Sierra Space, is delayed until 2025.
July 7, 2024
Did a comet burst crash Earth’s climate 12,800 years ago?
Evidence suggests a celestial body exploded in Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago. The comet burst may have cooled the climate for around 1,200 years.
July 5, 2024
Deep-sky photos for June 2024: Editor’s picks
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for June 2024 from our EarthSky community. And if you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!
July 5, 2024
Why did woolly mammoths go extinct?
It was long thought that the last woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island died out 4,000 years ago due to inbreeding. New DNA analysis refutes this assumption.
July 5, 2024
Artificial star to help probe a range of cosmic mysteries
The Landolt Space Mission will orbit an artificial star to aid with telescope calibration. Better data will lead to new insights on a range of cosmic mysteries.
July 4, 2024
See NASA images of the 2 large asteroids that passed Earth
When 2 large asteroids passed our planet in late June, NASA captured images of these near-Earth space rocks. And 1 was hiding a tiny moon.
July 4, 2024
Perseverance rover explores Bright Angel in ancient riverbed
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has reached an area of flat light-toned rocky outcrops called Bright Angel. The intriguing rocks are in an ancient river channel.
July 3, 2024
To find water on Mars, listen to marsquakes
Is there still any liquid water on Mars? A new study suggests scientists could find aquifers deep below the surface by listening to marsquakes.
July 3, 2024
Hydrothermal vents on ocean moons could support life
A new study shows ocean moons in our solar system could have long-lasting geothermal activity on their oceans floors and may even be able to support life.
July 3, 2024
Atmosphere over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot surprisingly active
The Webb space telescope observed Jupiter's Great Red Spot and found the atmosphere above the spot is much more active and dynamic than astronomers expected.
July 2, 2024
