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'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds
By Deepa Jain published
When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface.
Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?
By Robert Lea published
A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's vast subsurface ocean.
Strange green spots on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover
By Conor Feehly published
NASA's Perseverance rover found strange green spots in Martian rock, potentially indicating a past interaction with liquid water.
Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a 'cannonball galaxy' blasting through space
By Jamie Carter published
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy under the "ram pressure" inside a massive cluster of galaxies.
Watch sun erupt in 1st images from NOAA's groundbreaking new satellite
By Samantha Mathewson published
NOAA shared new images taken by the world's first operational space-based coronagraph, CCOR-1, captured during a solar storm outburst.
Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility
By Paul Sutter published
While such organisms may or may not exist in the universe, the research has important implications for future human endeavors in space.
Black holes could be driving the expansion of the universe, new study suggests
By Ben Turner published
An artist's rendering of a black hole
Father-daughter team decodes 'alien signal' from Mars that stumped the world for a year
By Stephanie Pappas published
A father and daughter team based in the U.S. have decoded a mock "alien signal" beamed from ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter a year ago — but the meaning of the extraterrestrial message remains a mystery.
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