Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica’s subglacial surface like never before
Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.
How Mars ‘punches above its weight’ to influence Earth’s climate
"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"
Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026
The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.
What are ‘dark’ stars? Scientists think they could explain 3 big mysteries in the universe
"This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object."
James Webb Space Telescope’s mysterious ‘little red dots’ may be black holes in disguise
"If they were purely made up of stars, they would be the densest galaxies in the universe."
Massive supernova explosion may have created a binary black hole
"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of black hole binaries."
NASA X-ray instrument finds black holes act like ‘cosmic seesaws’ shaping the universe
"We're seeing what could be described as an energetic tug-of-war inside the black hole's accretion flow."
How Mars’ ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze
The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.
Unusual ‘ingredients’ helped stars form in a galaxy near the Milky Way
Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual "ingredients," raising questions about how the early universe evolved.
Satellite sees snowy Greenland peaks from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 14, 2026
Greenland's mountains greatly affect local climate patterns.