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Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026
Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.
The new 'Disclosure Day trailer just dropped, and now we think it's a secret sequel to 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
'That truth will upend all established order across the entire world.'
No sun, no problem? How life could thrive on moons of starless 'rogue' planets
Exomoons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid water for billions of years, offering potential habitats for life deep in interstellar space.
On this day in space: March 16, 1966: Gemini 8 achieves first space docking
On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space.
2 seconds that changed the world: Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today
Robert Goddard's innovations in liquid-fueled rockets — assisted by his wife, Esther — still resonate 100 years after his pioneering flight.
Aurora forecast March 16 — Northern lights possible tonight as strong solar winds continue
The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed
With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ghost particles from long-dead stars.
Astrophotographer spends nearly 70 hours capturing a delicate blue nebula in Orion (photo)
Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in the constellation Orion.
A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it
As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and structure, potentially revealing clues as to what lies within them.
