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Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods
By Samantha Mathewson published
ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.

Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd published
An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.

James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail
By Robert Lea published
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the "cosmic web" of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented detail.

We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?
By Robert Lea published
Black holes smashing together may churn dark matter "butter," scientists say.

No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe
By Robert Lea published
NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).

30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest 'hydraulic jump' in the solar system
By Keith Cooper published
A 3,700-mile-long cloud bank on Venus forms through the same phenomenon that describes how water spreads out in your kitchen sink, scientists say.

'Cannibal stars,' AI and the Rubin Observatory could shed light on the mystery of dark energy. Here's how
By Robert Lea published
Scientists are hunting for "unknown unknowns" that could lead us to missing ingredients in our recipe of the cosmos.

Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd published
The arctic winds have created something truly stunning.
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