Astronomers used historical observations to conclude Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is at least 190 years old. It’s the biggest storm in the solar system.
NASA rover discovers mysterious Mars boulder unlike any others
As NASA’s Perseverance explores Mars’ Jezero crater, the rover has encountered a mysterious boulder unlike anything found on the Red Planet before.
The strange new worlds scientists have discovered this year
Astronomers are finding hundreds of exoplanets — worlds that don’t orbit the sun — each year. Here are some of the new 2024 discoveries.
How a NASA scientist blew all of our minds
NASA scientist Ed Stone led the Voyager program for 50 years, making unprecedented solar system discoveries. Stone died recently, but inspired future generations of scientists.
Scientists spot massive asteroid collision — in another solar system
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to determine that huge asteroids collided in the distant solar system Beta Pictoris, located 63 light-years from Earth.
Destiny 2’s Next Year Has Vampire Hunting And The Dreadnaught
Destiny 2’s Light and Darkness saga has come to an end. Players are jumping into the raid, beating the Witness, and finishing the final mission of The Final Shape, closing the book on years of storytelling. But as one book closes, another opens, and Bungie has taken this opportunity to be refreshingly honest and…
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NASA reveals why it’s so hard to spot alien life — even with Webb
NASA exoplanet scientists explain how the James Webb Space Telescope looks for hints of life, and why it’s so challenging to find this evidence.
New Webb telescope image isn’t just stunning. It shattered a record.
Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to find the oldest-known galaxy ever found. It formed just 290 million years after the universe was created.
What does a meteorite taste like? Someone found out and bottled it.
Young distiller Maxime Girardin has made meteorite-infused spirits. We asked geologists to tell us what flavor profiles might come from space rocks.
Scientists just found a really strange super-Earth
Astronomers used two powerful telescopes to find a rocky super-Earth orbiting extremely close to its host star. It’s called TOI-1798 c, and likely doesn’t have an atmosphere.