Mars helicopter photographs wreckage of its own landing gear in eerily desolate image By Stephanie Pappas published 28 April 22 The Mars helicopter Ingenuity has snapped eerily desolate photographs of the spent parachute and backshell that conveyed it to the Red Planet.
These meteorites contain all of the building blocks of DNA By Nicoletta Lanese published 28 April 22 Could these compounds have helped to spark life on Earth?
The April 30 solar eclipse: When, where and what to expect. By Elizabeth Howell published 28 April 22 A partial solar eclipse is happening on April 30. Find out when, where and how to view the spectacular phenomenon.
ISS and China's space station photobomb image of 4 planets aligned in the sky By Jeanna Bryner published 27 April 22 The International Space Station and China's space station photobombed a four-planet line-up in the early morning sky for Italian astrophysicist Gianluca Masi.
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid twice the size of the Empire State Building will skim past Earth Thursday, NASA says By Ben Turner published 26 April 22 A gigantic "potentially hazardous" asteroid that may be twice the size of the Empire State Building is set to zoom past Earth Thursday (April 28), according to NASA.
4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image By Stephanie Pappas published 26 April 22 The moon is leading a parade of four planets across the predawn sky this week.
Massive fireball scattered loads of meteorites across southern Ontario By Stefanie Waldek published 26 April 22 On Sunday (April 17), skywatching cameras in Ontario recorded a massive fireball that likely produced tens to hundreds of grams of meteorites.
Sunspot sends off double flare, as solar activity ramps up By Stephanie Pappas published 25 April 22 A restless sunspot sent off a double solar flare on Monday (April 25), temporarily disrupting some radio communications in Asia and Australia.
Can anything travel faster than the speed of light? By Joe Phelan published 25 April 22 Here's the science behind whether anything can travel faster than the speed of light.
The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth By Svetla Ben-Itzhak published 24 April 22 The nature of cooperation in space is shifting, and fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted these changes.
What is a solar eclipse? By Jeanna Bryner published 22 April 22 Solar eclipses are some of nature's most dramatic celestial performances. Here's a look at the science behind the eclipse.
Cosmic 'angel wings' emerge from violent galactic collision in Leo constellation By Scott Dutfield published 22 April 22 Hubble telescope snaps images of an 'angel's wings' in the constellation Leo
Large Hadron Collider is waking up after a 3-year nap, and it could help explain why the universe exists. By Mara Johnson-Groh published 22 April 22 After a three-year nap, the world's largest atom smasher is waking up and getting ready to smash atoms harder than ever.
Powerful solar ‘burp’ flares on the surface of the sun By Elizabeth Howell published 21 April 22 The sun is a beehive of flaring activity in a stunning new photo from a NASA spacecraft.
Martian crater looks just like a human fingerprint in this incredible new image By Harry Baker published 21 April 22 NASA recently released an image of Mars' Airy-0 crater, which bears a remarkable resemblance to a human fingerprint and marks the Red Planet's prime meridian (zero degrees longitude).
Large solar flare blasts toward Earth, causing radio blackouts By Elizabeth Howell published 20 April 22 For the second time in days, the sun hurled a large, X-class flare at Earth, causing radio blackouts and the potential for auroras.
Newly discovered 'micronovae' shoot out of the magnetic poles of cannibalistic stars By Harry Baker published 20 April 22 A new study has revealed a brand new type of stellar explosion, known as a "micronovae," which are much less powerful and more irregular than similar blasts.
US gov't report proposed nuking the moon, newly released documents reveal By Brandon Specktor published 20 April 22 The U.S. government’s UFO program, AATIP, was funding secret research into invisibility, wormholes, and antigravity, newly released documents reveal.
Why was NASA's 'Mega Moon Rocket' test delayed (again)? By Ben Turner published 19 April 22 The rocket will be rolled back next week for repairs that could take all of May to complete.
New swarms of sunspots are so gigantic they could devour Earth whole By Tom Metcalfe published 19 April 22 Two immense swarms of sunspots have popped into view on the surface of the sun, hinting at the increased possibilities of vivid auroras and potentially damaging solar flares over the months to come.
