Secrets of ancient life on Earth may live in Japan’s hot springs
Ancient iron-metabolizing microbes may have turned toxic oxygen into an energy source.
Hubble Telescope finds galaxy with puzzling shape | Space photo of the day for Sept. 29, 2025
The Hubble Space Telescope saw a galaxy that has features of both elliptical and spiral galaxies, puzzling experts.
Mysterious crown-like features on Venus may finally have an explanation
Scientists have proposed a new explanation for Venus' giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae.
To the stars: a stellar trivia quiz
This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that power them.
This dwarf planet has gas: Makemake’s methane surprises scientists
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world.
After almost 20 years helping to operate rovers on Mars, NASA geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar says stepping foot on the Red Planet ‘would be a dream’
Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.
A tiny Apollo 17 moon rock is unlocking a secret lunar history
A moon rock brought back over 50 years ago by the Apollo 17 mission has been connected with the birth of the Sea of Serenity — if true, it means the lunar mare formed hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought.
The moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year — a physicist explains why
Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.
ESA spacecraft sees a kaleidoscope of color in Mars’ atmosphere | Space photo of the day for Sept. 26, 2025
New images from the European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter reveal Mars' atmosphere to have delicate layers of dust and ice, offering insights into the planet's evolution.
The largest-ever simulation of the universe has just been released
The team behind Europe's Euclid space telescope just published the world's most extensive simulation of the universe, which maps an astonishing 3.4 billion galaxies.