Space Exploration News
April 30, 2025
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Apr. 28, 2025 — The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new look ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Astrophysicists have discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among the closest to the sun and Earth ever to be detected. The scientists have named the molecular hydrogen cloud 'Eos,' ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle and core. Now, new research flips this notion on ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — New research has revealed that a massive meteorite struck northwestern Scotland about 200 million years later than previously thought, in a discovery that not only rewrites Scotland's geological history but alters our understanding of the evolution ...
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Apr. 18, 2025 — Researchers use the sophisticated technology on NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze volcanic rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater. Their findings show that some of the same volcanic processes that led to ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — The world's largest solar telescope has reached an important milestone. The data published now were obtained during the technical commissioning of the ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Carbon-containing meteorites look like they had less severe impacts than those without carbon because the evidence was blasted into space by gases ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists and space explorers have been on the hunt to determine where and how much ice is present on the Moon. Water ice would be an important resource at a future lunar base, as it could be used ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is effectively evaporating ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Geologists weigh in on a long-running debate about Mars: Billions of years ago, was the Red Planet warm and wet or cold and ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new coronagraph that could make it possible to see distant exoplanets obscured by light from their parent ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — New research finds that despite large rivers and seas of liquid methane, Saturn's moon Titan seems mostly devoid of river deltas, raising new questions about the surface dynamics on this alien ...
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Apr. 17, 2025 — Research from NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of a carbon cycle on ancient ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar planets' ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — A new study analyzing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming events just beneath the Martian surface -- findings that bring scientists ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — An international team has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known to date. This ultra-massive system existed just one billion years after the Big Bang and already shows a remarkably ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Scientists have designed a 'cosmic radio' detector which could discover dark matter in 15 ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Observations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform mixing. Scientists found evidence for a complicated but apparently real ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — First ever supercomputer simulations of Mars with a fully molten core could explain the Red Planet's unusual magnetic field. Billions of years ago, Mars had an active magnetic field. ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — Researchers may have answered one of space science's long-running questions -- and it could change our understanding of how life began. Carbon-rich asteroids are abundant in space yet make up ...
Apr. 11, 2025 — Astronomers are investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of X-rays seen from a newly awakened black hole. Watching this strange behavior unfold in real time offers a unique opportunity to ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Astronomers have peered back in time to find what looks like a population of 'hidden' galaxies that could hold the key to unlocking some of the universe's secrets. If their existence ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the Sun. A Southwest Research Institute-led team of scientists sought the ...
Apr. 7, 2025 — Despite its uniquely rich inventory of organic molecules, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be able to support only a minuscule amount of biomass, if life exists on the moon, according to a ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere created a hot region spanning half Jupiter's ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. Researchers created solar cells made out of simulated Moon dust. The cells convert sunlight into energy ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — World leaders should look to existing international law on the use of force to address the threat of space becoming ever more militarized, a new study ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — For a long time, scientists thought that only actively star-forming galaxies should be observed in the very early Universe. The James Webb space telescope now reveals that galaxies stopped forming ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been reduced from a peak of 3 percent to below 0.001 ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — In new images, scientists have gotten the closest look yet at Sagittarius C -- a 'stellar nursery' where clouds of gas and dust have collapsed to form thousands of new ...
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Strongest Hints Yet of Biological Activity Outside the Solar System
- 'Big Surprise': Astronomers Find Planet in Perpendicular Orbit Around Pair of Stars
- Crystal Clues on Mars Point to Watery and Possibly Life-Supporting Past
- The Most Distant Twin of the Milky Way Ever Observed
- 'Cosmic Radio' Could Find Dark Matter in 15 Years
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- On Jupiter, It's Mushballs All the Way Down
- Molten Martian Core Could Explain Red Planet's Magnetic Quirks
- Mysterious Atmosphere of 'Rosetta Stone' Exoplanet
Monday, April 14, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- 'Hidden Galaxies': Key to Unlocking Some of Universe's Secrets
- Scientists Source Solar Emissions With Largest-Ever Concentration of Rare Helium Isotope
Monday, April 7, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Solar Wave Squeezed Jupiter's Magnetic Shield to Unleash Heat
- Solar Cells Made of Moon Dust Could Power Future Space Exploration
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Existing International Law Can Help Secure Peace and Security in Outer Space
- Galaxies Die Earlier Than Expected
- Asteroid Impact Threat Estimates Improved for the Earth and the Moon
- Insight from One of Milky Way's Most Extreme Environments
- Miso Made in Space Tastes Nuttier
- Sound Frequencies of Stars Sing of Our Galaxy's Past and Future
Monday, March 31, 2025
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Monday, March 17, 2025
- Combination of Cosmic Processes Shapes the Size and Location of Sub-Neptunes
- Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System
- Age of Upcoming Asteroid Flyby Target
Friday, March 14, 2025
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Signs of Alien Life May Be Hiding in These Gases
- Entwined Dwarf Stars Reveal Their Location Thanks to Repeated Radio Bursts
- Black Holes: Not Endings, but Beginnings? New Research Could Revolutionize Our Understanding of the Universe
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Four Tiny Planets Found Orbiting One of Our Nearest Stars
- Small, Faint and 'unexpected in a Lot of Different Ways': Astronomers Make Galactic Discovery
Monday, March 10, 2025
- James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Unexpected Complex Chemistry in Primordial Galaxy
- Evidence of a New Phenomenon: Quantum Tornadoes in Momentum Space
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- The Chances of Anything Coming from Mars
- Small and Large Planets Have Significantly Different Upbringings
- Astronomer Finds Gas Giant Exoplanets Formed Earlier Than Previously Thought
- Satellite Image Analysis Delivers New Insight Into the Functional Diversity of Tropical Forests
- Neural Network Deciphers Gravitational Waves from Merging Neutron Stars in a Second
- Ultra-Hot Nova Observed Erupting: Surprising Chemical Signature
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Beyond Our Solar System: Scientists Identify a New Exoplanet Candidate
- NASA's Hubble Finds Kuiper Belt Duo May Be Trio
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Designing a Satellite to Hunt Small Space Debris
- The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile; Making It 'dirtier' Could Improve Astronaut Health
- NASA's Hubble Provides Bird's-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy's Ecosystem
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Lunar Trailblazer Blasts Off to Map Water on the Moon
- ESO Observations Help Almost Fully Rule out 2024 YR4 Asteroid Impact
- Why Is Mars Red? Scientists May Finally Have the Answer
- Today's Forecast: Partially Cloudy Skies on an 'ultra-Hot Neptune'
- The Galactic Journey of Our Solar System
Monday, February 24, 2025
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Flickers and Flares: Milky Way's Central Black Hole Constantly Bubbles With Light
- Einstein Probe Catches X-Ray Odd Couple
- 'Out of Science Fiction': First 3D Observations of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere Reveal a Unique Climate
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Deposits Found on a Nearby Asteroid Point to Salty Water in the Outer Solar System
- 'Game Changing' Release of Type Ia Supernovae Data May Hold Key to the History of the Universe
- New Research Sheds Light on Using Multiple CubeSats for in-Space Servicing and Repair Missions
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Creation of Black Holes Without Singularities Through Pure Gravity
- Jumping Workouts Could Help Astronauts on the Moon and Mars, Study in Mice Suggests
- Astronomers Gauge Livability of Exoplanets Orbiting White Dwarf Stars
- Phoenix Galaxy Cluster in the Act of Extreme Cooling
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Tidal Energy Measurements Help Scientists Understand Titan's Composition, Orbital History
- First Detection of an Ultra-High-Energy Neutrino
Monday, February 10, 2025
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space
- Alien Ocean Could Hide Signs of Life from Spacecraft
- Largest Radio Jet Ever Seen in the Early Universe
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Meteorite Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theories on Earth's Missing Elements
- One in Four Chance Per Year That Rocket Junk Will Enter Busy Airspace
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- AI-Driven Performance Prediction Model to Advance Space Electric Propulsion Technology?
- Wobbling Stars Reveal Hidden Companions in Gaia Data
- Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy With Nine Rings
Monday, February 3, 2025
Friday, January 31, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- The Hidden Power of the Smallest Microquasars
- Life's Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu Samples
- Exploring Mysteries of Asteroid Bennu
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Moon Is Not as 'geologically Dead' As Previously Thought
- Follow the Water: Searching for a Lunar Oasis
- A Super-Earth Laboratory for Searching Life Elsewhere in the Universe
- Explaining Persistent Hydrogen in Mars' Atmosphere
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Innovation 'sifts' Space for Mysteries
- Dwarf Planet Ceres: Building Blocks of Life Delivered from Space
- How Titan Maintains Its Atmosphere