Uranus may have more in common with Earth than we thought, 40-year-old Voyager 2 probe data shows
The findings provide an answer to a planetary mystery that has bewildered scientists for nearly four decades.
Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video
For the first time, we can see and hear lightning-like discharges in Mars' thin atmosphere.
1st human missions to Mars should hunt for signs of life, report says
Humanity's exploration of Mars should be organized around the search for signs of past or present Red Planet life, according to a new report from the U.S. National Academies.
Uranus’s small moons are dark, red, and water-poor
…Except for Mab, which is even weirder than expected.
Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia
The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.
NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS (video)
NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with such frequency.
Mars orbiter sees ‘butterfly’ crater spread its wings on the Red Planet
A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on the Red Planet with its debris wings unfurling across the surface like a butterfly in flight.
Seeing a bull’s-eye in the desert | Space photo of the day for Dec. 5, 2025
Is this really a crater in the Saharan Desert?
What can ancient Chinese texts teach us about solar eclipses and Earth’s rotation?
What can today's scientists learn about astronomical phenomena from ancient texts?
Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth’s atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say
Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to a two-decade high in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.