World Space Week: Sustaining astronomy in an age of satellite megaconstellations By Keith Cooper published 5 October 22 The future of satellite constellations and the fight to save the night sky are reaching a crucial tipping point.
Massive space rock impact could have 'instantly' created the moon By Robert Lea published 5 October 22 New research suggests that a giant space rock impact may have created the Earth's most loyal companion much more rapidly than previously thought.
James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble team up to peer through cosmic dust By Tereza Pultarova published 5 October 22 Astronomers have combined observation from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes to get a better grasp of how interstellar dust obscures the view of distant galaxies.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff published 5 October 22 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon Crew Endurance capsule atop is clearing the launch pad in this photo taken during Crew-5's launch to the International Space Station.
Iconic James Webb Space Telescope images get X-ray vision boost By Robert Lea published 5 October 22 Four of the first science-quality images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have received a boost from X-ray vision.
Massive ancient lava flow seen from space looks like a giant black scar on the New Mexico desert By Harry Baker published 5 October 22 A new astronaut photo shows the Carrizozo Malpaís lava flow in New Mexico in stunning detail.
Mars glaciers were slowed by fast drainage and weak gravity, scientists suggest By Elizabeth Rayne published 5 October 22 Mars may be a freeze-dried planet now, but once, it was supposedly (almost) another Earth, with flowing water that froze into hulking mountains of ice.
Perseverance Mars rover picks up 'lucky' 13th rock sample for return to Earth By Elizabeth Howell published 5 October 22 NASA's Perseverance rover snagged its 13th rock sample recently, part of a collection that could come to Earth as early as 2033.
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to scientists who paved the way for quantum computing By Tereza Pultarova published 4 October 22 Three scientists who laid the groundwork for the understanding of the odd "entangling" behavior of quantum particles have received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Scrapped Mars 'fetch rover' may have a future on the moon By Tereza Pultarova published 4 October 22 Airbus has been testing its Mars Sample Fetch rover in simulated Martian terrain in a quarry near London, hoping the technology will get a second chance on a future moon mission.
DART impact gave asteroid Dimorphos a debris tail thousands of miles long (stunning photo) By Robert Lea published 4 October 22
Hurricane Ian's Florida destruction seen from space (satellite photos) By Tereza Pultarova published 4 October 22 Satellites have revealed the scale of destruction wreaked by Hurricane Ian over Florida last week, but images also show glimpses of recovery where power has already been restored.
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also triggered global tsunami By Robert Lea published 4 October 22 The asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out much of the planet's plant and animal life (most famously the dinosaurs), also triggered a worldwide tsunami with mile-high waves.
'Pale blue dot' planets like Earth may make up only 1% of potentially habitable worlds By Keith Cooper published 4 October 22 Earth's delicate balance of land and water might be a cosmic rarity, with a new model suggesting that most planets are landlocked desert worlds.
India loses contact with Mars orbiter as spacecraft runs out of fuel (update) By Robert Lea published 3 October 22 India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) may have finally reached the end of its operations after eight years spent orbiting the Red Planet.
Pregnancy in space: Studying stem cells in zero gravity may determine whether it's safe By Joanna Bridger, Emmanouil Karteris published 3 October 22
Major solar flare disrupts Hurricane Ian disaster response By Tereza Pultarova published 3 October 22 A major solar flare that erupted from the sun on Sunday caused a widespread radio blackout that may have affected emergency responders dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
Newborn volcanic island spotted from space (satellite photo) By Stefanie Waldek published 3 October 22 The NASA-USGS Landsat 9 satellite spotted an eruption at the Home Reef seamount in the Tonga Islands that produced a small island.
Can stringy physics rescue the universe from a catastrophic transformation? By Paul Sutter published 3 October 22 A new understanding inspired by string theory shows that our universe may be more stable than we previously thought.
Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu was born in the outer solar system 4 billion years ago By Robert Lea published 3 October 22 In 2019, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu. Now, an analysis of these fragments has revealed Ryugu's history.
