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Meet Pollux: The brighter twin star of Gemini
Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, blazes in a golden light next to its bluish-white heavenly twin, Castor.
February 26, 2026
New evidence of lava tube on Venus found in old radar data
Researchers in Italy have discovered new evidence of a subsurface lava tube on Venus. They found it in old radar data from NASA's Magellan mission to Venus.
February 25, 2026
Why is the snowman shape so common in the Kuiper Belt?
Scientists at MSU have modeled the process of gravitational collapse that they say creates the snowman shape that is so common in the outer solar system.
February 24, 2026
Did an epic collision form Saturn’s moon Titan and rings?
How did Saturn's moon Titan and Saturn's iconic rings form? A new study suggests a huge collision between 2 former moons was responsible for both.
February 22, 2026
Too many satellites? Is Earth’s orbit headed for catastrophe?
Are there too many satellites? The growing number of satellites poses an under-regulated threat of disaster for spaceflight. But it's not too late to act!
February 20, 2026
John Glenn 1st American in orbit 64 years ago today
John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth on February 20, 1962, 64 years ago today. His space capsule was called Friendship 7.
February 20, 2026
The most recent volcanoes on Mars were surprisingly active
Scientists studied orbital data of minerals from recent volcanoes on Mars and found they were more complex than they expected, with ongoing eruptions.
February 19, 2026
Milky Way and Andromeda held together by dark matter sheet
A new computer simulation shows the Milky Way and nearby galaxies are in a sheet of dark matter between 2 voids. Galaxies on the outside fly away from us.
February 18, 2026
Black hole belches radiation long after eating a star
A black hole has been spewing out powerful radio waves years after shredding a star, and it's expected to get brighter till 2027.
February 17, 2026
NASA says organics on Mars are hard to explain without life
NASA's Curiosity rover found complex organics on Mars, possibly remains of fatty acids. A new NASA study suggests they are difficult to explain without life.
February 17, 2026
