Scientists warn that disintegrating satellites may be altering upper-atmospheric chemistry, raising questions about unintended climate effects.
A long-term satellite study finds parts of Ventura County have some of Southern California’s fastest-growing beaches, with shoreline widening over four decades.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Utah before dawn, with the Moon turning red during totality if skies remain clear.
NASA has announced a major restructuring of its Artemis Moon program, adjusting timelines and mission sequencing while maintaining its goal of returning astronauts to the lunar surface.
NASA reshapes its Artemis Moon program: Artemis III will focus on orbital testing rather than a lunar landing, with crewed Moon surface missions now planned for 2028 and beyond.
Japan’s HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on March 6, beginning an extended orbital phase before a planned reentry over the Pacific.
No NASA, SpaceX, or Blue Origin launch is scheduled from Florida today, according to current public launch manifests. Upcoming missions remain in preparation.
March’s full Worm Moon will appear red in some regions due to a total lunar eclipse, as Earth’s atmosphere filters sunlight and casts a copper hue on the Moon.
Microscopic crystals older than the Sun reveal that the solar system formed from ancient stardust, offering clues about stellar cycles and the Milky Way’s early history.
A new DNA study suggests Neanderthal men may have interbred with human women more often than the reverse, shaping the genetic legacy carried by modern populations today.
New spacecraft imagery shows interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS glowing as it exits the inner solar system, offering scientists rare insight into material formed around another star.
Bioluminescent fungi can cast a subtle purple glow across forest floors at night, a natural phenomenon shaped by chemistry, perception, and fragile ecosystems.
The Rubin Observatory has begun sending astronomical alerts and will soon start its decade-long sky survey, producing millions of nightly discoveries of stars, asteroids, and galaxies.
NASA’s Artemis II mission will launch next month, sending four astronauts — including Christina Koch, the first woman to travel around the Moon — on a ten-day lunar flyby.
New research suggests Jupiter’s Galilean moons may have formed with complex organic molecules already embedded in their icy material, offering an early supply of life’s chemical precursors.
Tonight’s total lunar eclipse — the rare Blood Moon — paints the Moon red as Earth’s atmosphere refracts light. Visible widely with no special gear; a peaceful spectacle in the night sky.
Researchers document the retreat of the Sunlight glacier in Wyoming, showing up to 50 cm of ice melt per year and forecasting significant reduction in coming decades.
Scientists weigh fast-moving asteroids by measuring light, gravity, and motion. Using telescopes, radar, and spacecraft data, they estimate size, mass, and potential impact energy to assess planetary risk.
A new study maps how bare bedrock in Georgia gradually transforms into forest. Researchers document the slow process of weathering, soil formation, and plant succession that turns exposed granite into thriving woodland ecosystems.
NASA and partner telescopes convert space telescope data into sonified soundtracks of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, offering a new way to listen to planetary phenomena.
Rubin Observatory begins real-time sky monitoring, issuing thousands of nightly alerts to track supernovae, asteroids, and transient cosmic events worldwide.
New research links tiny cosmic dust grains to massive stars and supernovae, showing how stellar explosions forge particles that seed future stars, planets, and potentially life itself.
In the Atacama Desert’s ultra-arid soils, diverse nematode communities thrive, showing life persists even in one of Earth’s harshest environments.
ISS research shows microbes can extract platinum from asteroid-like rock in microgravity, suggesting bio-mining may support future space resource efforts.