Space

In March 2026, the first official day of the Northern Hemisphere’s spring felt more like summer across much of the southwestern United States. Numerous high-temperature records fell that day amid a bout of extreme heat.    The extent and severity of...

A recent discovery highlights how amateurs can still make asteroid discoveries in a brave new era of all-sky surveys. It’s getting tough for amateur astronomers to breakthrough with new discoveries. Gone is...

On 20 March, specialists filled the European-Chinese Smile mission with fuel ahead of its launch on a Vega-C rocket on 9 April.Smile has four fuel tanks, making the bulbous shape underneath the solar panels. Each tank carries 380 litres...

Brown dwarfs may have gained the unfortunate nickname "failed stars," but new research suggests they can collide and merge for a second chance at success.Brown dwarfs are cosmic objects with around 13 to 80 times the mass of Jupiter,...

Critical security credentials are inadvertently being exposed on thousands of websites – including those run by some banks and...

You just established a settlement on an Earth-like planetary body far from our solar system. You did your evening chores after eating dinner, and you want to go out for the...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on April 25, 2022 and has been updated to reflect changes including the completion of Hangar One’s restoration. Restoration has been completed on Hangar One, a historic landmark in the San Francisco Bay Area and...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams smiles at the camera during a spacesuit fit verification on Jan. 2, 2026, inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. This procedure confirms that the spacesuit is airtight and properly configured, assesses comfort and mobility,...

Ahead of the World Day for Glaciers, Copernicus Sentinel-2 captures the diverse landscape of western Norway with its jagged fjords, fertile valleys, mountain plateaus and Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe.Zoom in to explore this image at its...

NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of an asteroid, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.What is it?These images show two different views of two small rock particles NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe...