14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (337+ words) "The first test launch of the new Soyuz 5 rocket was a success!" Russia's new Soyuz 5 rocket has taken to the skies at long last. Things apparently went well on the flight, which was a brief suborbital shakeout cruise. "The first…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (645+ words) The key to solving the mystery of the Viking results is the discovery of perchlorate on the Martian surface in 2008. NASA's Viking missions to Mars may have discovered evidence for life on the Red Planet after all, according to scientists…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (260+ words) New research shows how the star's powerful outbursts could help scientists assess which worlds might support life. Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth. "If we can simulate…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (660+ words) A rare atmospheric effect called selenelion could briefly let skywatchers see the rising sun and a blood moon at the same time. This year's first lunar eclipse on Tuesday, March 3, offers a rare chance to see a strange celestial sight…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (423+ words) NASA's goal for a 10-month launch cadence is being held up by Space X and Blue Origin. Artemis 2 enchanted the world in the beginning of April, when its crew of four astronauts flew a 10-day mission around the moon and…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (400+ words) The MMX mission is scheduled to launch in November or December of this year. Japan's Martian Moons e Xploration (MMX) spacecraft has arrived at the Tanegashima spaceport ahead of launch, which will kick off an audacious mission to bag samples from…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (118+ words) Hunt for key terms that define one of the universe's most mind-bending phenomena'from event horizons to singularities. Black holes are among the most fascinating and enigmatic objects in the universe. Born from collapsed stars and governed by the laws of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (301+ words) From image-stabilized binoculars to the smartest telescopes, here are some of the most technologically advanced astronomy gear you can get. A touch more portable than the Canon 18x50 IS UD are these rival image-stabilized binoculars. With a tad less magnification at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (182+ words) From dazzling eclipses to rare planetary meet'ups, the night sky is full of events worth looking up for. Hunt for the various events in our skywatching-themed wordsearch. Every night, the sky puts on a performance, sometimes subtle, sometimes spectacular. Whether…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago  (461+ words) "Knowing how lava cools enables scientists to better constrain our models when we find active volcanoes on other planets." With evidence increasingly showing that volcanism is active on the surface of Venus today, a team of geologists have shown how…...