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‘Jellyfish’ on Mars: Image from Curiosity rover goes viral
What is this odd 'jellyfish' on Mars? Possibilities include a cosmic ray artifact, an electronic artifact and what astronomers call a "transient phenomenon." The image went viral this week!
August 29, 2026
Meet a Saturn-sized exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures
TOI-199b is a warm Saturn-sized exoplanet 330 light-years away. New observations by the Webb space telescope show there is methane in its atmosphere.
August 28, 2026
Huge rift valleys on Venus hint at a still-living planet
A new study of huge rift valleys on Venus shows that they are likely younger than previously thought, and might still be geologically active today.
August 28, 2026
Fastest star in the galaxy could unlock black hole secrets
Astronomers have discovered the fastest star in the galaxy. It orbits the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy and could reveal its spin.
August 27, 2026
Could there be life in helium atmospheres on exoplanets?
Is life in helium atmospheres on exoplanets possible? A new study says that there are no barriers to life on worlds with helium-dominated atmospheres.
August 26, 2026
How earthly microbes on the moon might survive in the shade
Microbes on the moon that hitch a ride on human astronauts could survive by using little nooks and crannies for protection from the harsh environment.
August 25, 2026
Voyager 2: Our 1st and only visit to Neptune
On this day, August 25, 1989, Voyager 2 visited Neptune. To this day, no other spacecraft from Earth has returned to the faraway planet.
August 25, 2026
Pluto demoted to dwarf planet 20 years ago today
Pluto is the largest of many small bodies in the outer solar system. That's partly why it was demoted from major planet to dwarf planet in 2006.
August 24, 2026
Pluto’s atmosphere is thinning toward a collapse
Scientists detected that Pluto's atmosphere is thinning as it moves farther away from the sun in its orbit. Is its atmospheric collapse already happening?
August 23, 2026
1st photo of Earth from the moon 60 years ago
As NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon with the Artemis IV mission in 2028, it's fun to see this 1st photo of Earth taken from the moon.
August 23, 2026
