Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos.
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Toxic Perchlorate on Mars Could Make Life More Interesting
The search for life in the Universe has fascinated humans for centuries. Mars has of course been high on the list of potential habitats for alien existence but since the numerous spacecraft images that have come back showing a barren landscape, it seems Mars may not be so habitable after all. That is, until recently. The Martian regolith, the top layer of dust upon the surface has been found to be full of perchlorate salts. These chemicals are poisonous to most life on Earth but a new study suggests that some extremophile protein enzymes and RNA may just be able to survive!
Safety comes 1st for Artemis moon missions despite 'space race' with China, NASA chief says
Artemis 2 and Artemis 3, both moon missions with astronauts, were delayed by NASA earlier this year. NASA chief Bill Nelson told a Senate committee the new schedule is on track, but only if safety isn't compromised.
May full moon 2024: See the Flower Moon blossom in gorgeous photos from around the world
Explore stunning photos of the May full moon captured by skywatchers from around the world.
Five new stunning images from Euclid’s Telescope
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ESA’s Euclid space mission has released five unprecedented new views of the Universe. These never-before-seen images demonstrate Euclid’s remarkable ability to unravel the secrets of the cosmos. Scientists are now equipped to hunt for rogue planets, study mysterious matter through lensed galaxies, and explore the evolution of the Universe. Join us as we explore these groundbreaking discoveries and what they mean for the future of space exploration.
Did This Black Hole Form Without a Supernova?
Some massive stars may collapse completely into black holes — without the fanfare of a supernova.
Watch EarthCARE launch live
ESA’s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) mission is getting ready for lift-off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, California, with a target launch date of no earlier than 28 May 2024. Save the date and watch the launch live on ESA WebTV or ESA YouTube.
Unravelling the mysteries of clouds
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Clouds are one of the biggest mysteries in the climate system. They play a key role in the regulating the temperature of our atmosphere. But we don’t know how their behaviour will change over time as Earth’s atmosphere gets warmer. This is where EarthCARE comes in.
Spacemanic startup wins Pierre Cardin Prix Bulles prize
Spacemanic, a Slovak and Czech startup company, won this year’s Prix Bulles Cardin award of €20 000 on 17 May for its ocean WaterCube.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 24 – June 2
The Big Dipper twists around fast near the zenith, Arcturus almost claims the zenith, the Coma Star Cluster not far away can't quite hide, and T Cor Bor simmers ominously dim.
Earth from Space: Changing Iceland in colour
Image: Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is featured in this colourful radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1.
Asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft fires up ion thrusters, starts cruising through space
NASA's Psyche mission to a metallic asteroid is now under the power of solar-electric propulsion.
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 5th anniversary of its first dedicated Starlink flight
A Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky over Central Florida amid the Starlink 6-63 mission on May 23, 2023. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now
Update 11:15 p.m. EDT: SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket.
We could float effortlessly in Pluto's subsurface ocean
A subsurface ocean of liquid water may exist beneath Pluto's nitrogen ice, according to an analysis of data collected by NASA's New Horizons probe.
International Space Development Conference 2024 beams up Star Trek's William Shatner and more in Los Angeles
The stars of Star Trek are about to get a taste of real-life space exploration when they beam into the 2024 International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles this weekend.
China launches test satellite to very low Earth orbit (video)
China launched four satellites on Tuesday (May 21) to test out new technologies. The spacecraft went up on the third-ever launch of the Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket.
Astronomers Propose a 14-Meter Infrared Space Telescope
The Universe wants us to understand its origins. Every second of every day, it sends us a multitude of signals, each one a clue to a different aspect of the cosmos. But the Universe is the original Trickster, and its multitude of signals is an almost unrecognizable cacophony of light, warped, shifted, and stretched during its long journey through the expanding Universe.
SpaceX Dragon joins Mercury and Apollo capsules on display in Chicago
A twice-flown SpaceX capsule has debuted at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, next to a Mercury spacecraft and an Apollo command module.
Satellite data reveals Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than we thought
The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it's not looking good.
A New Venus-Sized World Found in the Habitable Zone of its Star
The parade of interesting new exoplanets continues. Today, NASA issued a press release announcing the discovery of a new exoplanet in the Gliese 12 system, sized somewhere between Earth and Venus and inside the host star’s habitable zone. Two papers detail the discovery, but both teams think that the planet is an excellent candidate for follow-up with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to try to tease out whether it has an atmosphere and, if so, what that atmosphere is made of.
