The Dyatlov Pass incident has intrigued people for generations, but a new theory pointing to a slab avalanche as the culprit does a thorough job of explaining how the 9 Russian trekkers died. A new video and more here.

The I Heart Pluto Festival 2021 is a free event running from February 13 - 18 hosted by Lowell Observatory. Join in with nightly virtual events!

The polar vortex is an enormous, 3-dimensional ring of winds that surrounds the North and South poles during each hemisphere’s winter. The polar vortex influences the jet stream, which can bring cold winter weather to the U.S. and Europe.

The Chinese Tianwen-1 mission to Mars successfully entered Mars orbit on February 10, 2021, only one day after the United Arab Emirates mission Hope arrived at the red planet on February 9. They'll be followed soon by NASA's Perseverance mission which is set to arrive and land on February 18.

Depending on where you live worldwide, the planets Venus and Jupiter will pair up most closely in the morning sky on February 11 or 12, 2021.

New research suggests that particles escaping from Mars' atmosphere have been accumulating on the surface of the planet's largest moon Phobos for billions of years. They could provide important new details about the history of both worlds.

Satellite images reveal that the once colossal A-68A iceberg has broken into multiple pieces.

Avi Loeb's Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth gives a case for 'Oumuamua being a product of an alien civilization.

Before sunrise on February 8, 9 and 10, 2021, the old moon might guide you to 3 morning planets: Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Fair warning. It won't be easy to spot the planets so near the sunrise glare!

Mattel, maker of Hot Wheels, has just released a new Hot Wheels Mars Perseverance Rover to celebrate the landing of the NASA Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18.