Volcano belches ash over Chile | Space photo of the day for Nov. 10, 2025
The European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission captured a plume of ash over the Planchón-Peteroa volcanic complex.
No, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hasn’t ‘changed color’, scientist says
While media outlets have reported that curious interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has changed color, the scientists behind a recent study say that isn't actually the case.
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io may be hundreds of times hotter than scientists thought
NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed that the solar system's most volcanic body is even hotter than scientists thought.
China’s Tianwen 1 Mars probe captures images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
China's Tianwen 1 spacecraft has imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from Mars orbit, contributing to global efforts to study the rare visitor from beyond the solar system.
The moon looks set to roll down a ridge | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2025
In Cerro Pachón, a full moon lights up the desert night sky and shows its many features.
Ancient Australian rocks may shed new light on the birth of the moon
Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon.
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacific
The back-to-back eruptions caused radio blackouts across two hemispheres as the active sunspots turn to face Earth.
Scientists find twisting magnetic waves on the sun. Could this help solve a huge solar mystery?
"This discovery ends a protracted search for these waves that has its origins in the 1940s."
These 5 Venus missions could launch in the next decade to study Earth’s ‘evil twin’
Several new missions to Venus are expected in the late 2020s and early 2030s, but some of them depend on funding that may not materialize.
Satellite images show parts of Jamaica in ruins after record-breaking Hurricane Melissa
New satellite imagery captures the complete devastation across Jamaica left in the wake of deadly Hurricane Melissa.