1+ week, 1+ day ago   (245+ words) A remarkable solar image captures towering plasma loops glowing along the edge of the Sun. “To see one AND catch it right on the limb AND have it happen on a clear day when I’m home and able to catch…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (635+ words) A new AI-powered reconstruction method has transformed radio observations into a continuous video, revealing unexpected motion inside a distant black hole jet. For decades, astronomers have relied on Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) to study the enormous jets launched by…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (643+ words) Astronomers have uncovered new evidence about the frozen birthplace of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The results indicate that the object likely developed in temperatures below -240°C (-400°F), suggesting a birthplace located in the distant frozen outskirts of another star system. Such…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (717+ words) Earth will darken the Moon again in 2027, but the next eclipse will create a very different spectacle from a dramatic Blood Moon. A penumbral lunar eclipse will cross the Moon on Feb. 20, 2027, creating the next opportunity for skywatchers to see…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (504+ words) Something has awakened in the outer solar system. After years of observations, astronomers have detected dramatic changes around a distant icy object, and its unusual history may explain why they are happening now. Astronomers have caught a rare transformation unfolding…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (685+ words) NASA’s Mars helicopter flew over a haunting field of wreckage, but the twisted debris told a very different story than it first appeared. At first glance, the scene looks like the aftermath of a crash. Twisted material lies scattered across…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (544+ words) NASA’s veteran Mars rover Curiosity has reached a new point in its journey, revealing a view that shows just how much ground it has covered since landing. NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached a new milestone on Mars, marking a 1-kilometer…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (667+ words) A tiny asteroid detected just hours before impact has shown how quickly modern planetary defence systems can respond. An asteroid only about 80 centimetres wide was detected in space just hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere, giving scientists a rare opportunity…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (453+ words) A former Oklahoma shopping landmark that opened in 1978 is now entering its final demolition phase. Comet 220P/McNaught unexpectedly brightened during its latest trip around the Sun, giving observers a rare opportunity to see the normally faint object. Two powerful outbursts…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (635+ words) A 10-second flash from the early universe led Webb to a record-breaking stellar explosion, and a faint clue hiding beside it. For about 10 seconds on March 14, 2025, a burst of gamma rays flashed across detectors aboard a satellite monitoring sudden events…...