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Space mice come home and start families
Four mice went to space as astronauts. One came back and became a mother. And that simple fact might matter more than you'd think for humanity's future beyond Earth.
When stars fail to explode
Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, chaotic clouds of debris shaped like cauliflowers. But supernova remnant Pa 30 looks...
Curiosity sends holiday postcard from Mars
Team members working with NASA's Curiosity Mars rover created this "postcard" by commanding the rover to take images at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025, spanning periods that...
Why central bankers look to the 'stars' when setting interest rates
When the topic of central banks and the outlook for interest rates comes up, economists often turn to the so-called "star" variables to help with their predictions.
Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA's rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote...
The interstellar comet that's spilling its secrets
When 3I/ATLAS swept past the sun in late October 2025, it became only the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space ever detected. Unlike the mysterious 'Oumuamua, which revealed almost nothing...
Astronomers measure both mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time
While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets seem to have been knocked out of their orbits,...
Galactic globular cluster loses stars through tidal stripping, observations reveal
Using the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), astronomers have observed a nearby galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6569. Results of the observational campaign, published December 22 on the arXiv preprint server,...
Next stop, the moon! Artemis II starting to feel 'very real' for astronaut Jeremy Hansen
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen talks to Bob McDonald about the final preparations for his 10-day mission around the moon, where Hansen and his crewmates may become the first humans to see...
Cool space stuff you don’t want to miss in 2026, including a Canadian who’s heading to the moon
This year brought us our third-known interstellar visitor, beautiful displays of the northern lights and the opening of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory that will change our views on the...
Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission
Video: 00:00:40 View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world".The European Space Agency-built Cupola is the favourite place...
Vigil: ESA’s space weather reporter in deep space
Video: 00:01:51 Space weather ‘reporter’ Vigil will be the world’s first space weather mission to be permanently positioned at Lagrange point 5, a unique vantage point that allows us to see solar activity...
Earth from Space: Circles in the desert
Image: This image from Copernicus Sentinel-1 shows circular agricultural structures near Tabarjal, in the barren desert of northern Saudi Arabia.
New Apollo Earthrise view shows Juice’s RIME working well
When the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) flew past our Moon in August 2024, its Radar for Icy Moon Exploration (RIME) instrument listened to radio wave echoes...
Federal Chancellor of Austria welcomed to ESA Headquarters
Image: On Friday 18 July, His Excellency Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of Austria, visited ESA Headquarters in Paris receiving a tour of the site from Director General Josef Aschbacher.It was the Chancellor’s first...
ExoMars parachutes ready for martian deployment
The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth.
Under Pluto's Sunny Skies, You'd Have to Wear Shades
Despite being some six billion kilometers away, the sun from Pluto would be a dazzling sight to behold—carefully, that is
Sculptures about to Land on the Moon Join a Long History of Lunar Art
A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon
JWST Solves Decades-Old Mystery of Nearby Supernova
Scientists have finally found the compact object at the heart of the famous supernova of 1987, and it’s not a black hole
First Commercial Moon Landing Returns U.S. to Lunar Surface
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the moon since Apollo 17. It’s also a sign of private industry’s growing role in space
JWST Is Tracking Down the Cosmic Origins of Earth's Water
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope are exposing the pathways that water takes to reach terrestrial planets
Stunning Comet Could Photobomb This April's Total Solar Eclipse
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to the sun this April—right after North America is treated to a total solar eclipse
50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates
On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the foundation for continued cooperation in space...
Best telescopes for astrophotography in 2025
These are the best telescopes for professional astrophotography and will allow you to capture high-definition images of planets, nebulas and galaxies.
Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)
Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.
Bad news for alien life? Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought
Up to 200 worlds investigated by NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite could be bigger than predicted, a finding that could impact our search for alien life.
China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)
China's Tianwen 2 mission captured stunning views of Earth and the moon from deep space just days after launch.
Best tabletop telescopes for stargazing in 2025
All of the telescopes here are easy to set up on a tabletop, making them an easy option for beginners and professional stargazers.