Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026
A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.
US lawmakers call for a permanent moon base. Will it ever happen?
The impetus for establishing a "Lunar Surface Moon Base" is that America is in a space race with China.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is ‘bursting with methanol,’ new study finds
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is unusually rich in alcohol — a chemical clue that could reveal how planets and icy bodies form around other stars.
Jupiter’s moons leave cold ‘footprints’ in the planet’s auroras, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Never-before-seen temperature and ion density measurements reveal that the effect of Jupiter's moons on its aurora are more complicated than scientists thought.
Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April
A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close encounter with the sun on April 4.
China’s 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a ‘geological museum’ on the lunar near side
A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a scientifically promising destination for China's first crewed moon landing mission, which the nation wants to achieve by 2030.
Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: ‘The timing was extremely lucky’
The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet.
Stunning Mars image highlights one of Red Planet’s oldest cratered regions
Newly released Mars images offer a detailed look at one of the Red Planet's oldest, most heavily cratered regions, a landscape shaped by billions of years of impacts, volcanism and erosion.
Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t smash into it in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.
Making hummus on the moon? Scientists just grew chickpeas in simulated lunar dirt
Tests involving growing chickpea plants in lunar regolith treated with vermicompost and fungi yielded harvestable crops — but are they edible?