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Scientists discover ice in space isn't like water on Earth after all
By Keith Cooper published
Scientists had assumed that the ice in space was purely amorphous, but new experiments show it can have a partly crystalline structure similar to ice on Earth.

NASA's asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication — DART ejected large boulders into space
By Keith Cooper published
"You can think of it as a cosmic pool game. We might miss the pocket if we don't consider all the variables."

Astronomers trace mysterious blast of X-rays to 'Die Hard' star that refuses to perish (video)
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have traced a mysterious blast of X-rays to a star that, like a cosmic action hero, just refused to die.

ISS astronaut spies sunglint from Lake Titicaca | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The astronaut was able to capture the lake reflecting direct sunlight at the camera.

JWST finds cosmic monster ruling tiny early galaxy: Was it forged by black holes from the Big Bang?
By Robert Lea published
The discovery of a monster-sized black hole in a pristine galaxy unspoiled by stellar death suggests growth via mergers between primordial black holes formed during the Big Bang.

The 'sound of the Big Bang' hints that Earth may sit in a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide
By Robert Lea published
The "Hubble tension," one of the most frustrating and lingering problems in science, could be solved if Earth and the Milky Way sit in a low-density void.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

See interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom through solar system in new telescope imagery (video)
By Andrew Jones published
The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves inward through the solar system.
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