Sign Up for Our Amazing Newsletter!
A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Peptides in Venus’ clouds could form life-giving shapes
A new study from MIT shows that peptides in Venus' clouds could survive in the sulfuric acid droplets and fold into the shapes need for biological life.
September 9, 2026
Small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere Sunday near Australia
A small asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere harmlessly on Sunday. Scientists spotted it just 6 hours earlier. It was the 13th asteroid spotted before impact.
September 7, 2026
Mars’ southern hemisphere is unusually hot deep underground
A new study from Caltech shows that Mars' southern hemisphere is much hotter than expected deep below the surface. Why is that?
September 4, 2026
Saturn’s south pole decagon confirmed! A mysterious 10-sided figure
Saturn’s south pole is now known to have a giant, evolving 10-sided wave, similar to the Saturn north pole hexagon. Read more about it here.
September 3, 2026
BepiColombo mission 1 step closer to Mercury today
The BepiColombo mission has been maneuvering its way into orbit around Mercury for 8 years. On September 3, it successfully released 2 orbiters.
September 3, 2026
Giant mega-Earth is 23 times more massive than Earth
Astronomers have discovered a new giant mega-Earth exoplanet that is a whopping 23 times as massive as Earth and 2.5 times its diameter.
September 3, 2026
Roman space telescope has launched! You can adopt a pixel
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on August 30 from the Kennedy Space Center. Want to add your name to a pixel? Find out how here!
September 2, 2026
How do lava-world exoplanets keep their atmospheres?
A new study from researchers at Stanford University helps explain how hot lava-world exoplanets orbiting close to their stars can maintain their atmospheres.
September 1, 2026
Pioneer 11: Watching the Saturn Watchers
Pioneer 11 made history 47 years ago today when it became the 1st spacecraft to fly past Saturn, revealing the ringed world up close for the 1st time.
September 1, 2026
‘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
