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The US government is 'sincere in its efforts to understand UAP', new White House council chair says
The White House has established a new institutional framework dedicated to investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, with the creation o…
An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada
# NASA Satellites Track Early Fall Color Shift Across Canadian Arctic NASA satellites are documenting an unusually early onset of autumn foliage acro…
Earth From Orbit Is Unpredictable and Messy. Could 'Liquid' AI Clear the View?
Satellite imagery of Earth confronts a persistent problem: clouds obscure terrain, solar angles cast deceiving shadows, and orbital mechanics mean spa…
Monterrey Amid Mountains
# Monterrey Amid Mountains NASA's Earth observation satellites have captured Monterrey, Mexico's second-largest metropolitan area, nestled within the…
Indonesian volcanic eruption spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2026
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia last week produced a towering plume visible from orbit, capturing the attention of Earth observation satellites monit…
The rise of 'quantum gravity?' Einstein's theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time
Physicists have detected the first experimental evidence that Einstein's general relativity behaves like a quantum theory at subatomic scales, a break…
NASA Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images
# NASA's Image Enhancement Algorithm Unearths Hidden Ancient Structures in Satellite Data NASA scientists have repurposed a computational technique o…
2 satellites just burned up in Earth's atmosphere — and scientists were watching from a private jet. Here's why
Two decommissioned satellites fell from orbit and burned up in Earth's atmosphere last month, and an international team of scientists intercepted thei…
The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks
# The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks Vasquez Rocks, located in the Soledad Basin north of Los Angeles, presents one of Earth's most dramatic g…
'The Last Starship' is 2026's most slept-on space game — you need to check out this 'FTL'-like shipbuilding strategy gem
"The Last Starship," a strategy game from British independent developer Introversion Software, launches in 2026 as one of the year's most overlooked t…
Is a Sea Change Coming for New Horizons Heliospheric Science?
NASA's New Horizons probe faces potential funding cuts that could silence its heliospheric science instruments within months, threatening the loss of …
A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
# A Bright Spot at Mount Michael A thermal satellite image captured volcanic activity at Mount Michael, a remote volcano on Livingston Island in the …
Snapping the Sun's Grand Magnetic Border at 0.3 AU
# Snapping the Sun's Grand Magnetic Border at 0.3 AU Astronomers have captured detailed images of the heliospheric current sheet, the solar system's …
Scientists Develop Test Setup For New Way To Survive Reentry
Engineers pursuing radical alternatives to traditional ablative heat shields have constructed the first practical test apparatus for magnetohydrodynam…
SuperCDMS SNOLAB Starts Its Dark Matter Hunt
The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search detector at SNOLAB in Ontario has begun scientific operations, marking the start of a dedicated hunt for light …
This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system
NASA has invested in an innovative early-stage spacecraft concept called "Slingshot" designed to revolutionize how scientists map mineral compositions…
We played 'Exodus', a sci-fi RPG that should please 'Mass Effect' fans, even if you can't romance the talking octopus
# BioWare Veterans Create 'Exodus,' a New Action RPG Targeting the Mass Effect Audience A hands-on demonstration of "Exodus," an upcoming action role…
How did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust
Meteorite dust holds a record of magnetic conditions in the solar nebula 4.6 billion years ago, researchers have discovered. Analysis of pristine grai…
A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific
# Three Tropical Cyclones Churn Across the Pacific as Atlantic Remains Calm NASA satellites detected an unusual concentration of tropical cyclones sp…
New Study Expands Search for "Dark Photons," a Leading Dark Matter Candidate
Physicists have expanded the theoretical landscape for dark photons, a hypothetical particle that ranks among the most compelling candidates for dark …
Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia
# Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia NASA satellite imagery reveals widespread peatland fires across Indonesia as the nation faces severe droug…
NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds
NASA's Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket has captured the first detailed multi-point measurements of sporadic E layers, revealing how these th…
On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search
# Rosetta's Historic Discovery: Finding Philae on Comet 67P The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft located the Philae lander on the surface o…
Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot completed the sixth all-female spacewalk in history on Tuesday, Septembe…
Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)
The Fermi Explorer Mission represents an audacious leap in interstellar ambition. A nonprofit organization plans to launch a probe toward Alpha Centau…
Scientists Intrigued by a Surprising Result in the Search for Dark Matter
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, buried nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, has recorded an anomalous pa…
Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island
A massive iceberg that broke free from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland during summer 2026 drifted through Nares Strait and collided with an i…
September 2026 Satellite Puzzler
# NASA's August 2026 Satellite Imagery Challenge Invites Public Detection Skills NASA released satellite imagery in August 2026 asking the public to …
7-stage journey reveals how falling space rocks survive air
# How Meteorites Survive the Fiery Plunge Through Earth's Atmosphere Scientists have mapped the complete journey of meteorites from space to Earth's …
Why Astronauts' Lower Eyelids "Let Go" in Space
Astronauts spending months aboard the International Space Station develop a peculiar eye condition: their lower eyelids droop and lose elasticity, a p…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 225 — Get a Grip!
# Robotic Gripping Technology Offers Path to Orbital Debris Removal Researchers at Kymeta Systems (KMI) are developing robotic gripper technology tes…
Spaceflight Leaves Heart Muscle Cell Strength Intact
Researchers have discovered that spaceflight does not weaken the contractile strength of heart muscle cells, offering reassuring news for long-duratio…
Interstellar Travel V: Warp Drives, Wormholes, and Halo Drives
The physics community continues to probe the mathematical boundaries of general relativity, testing whether exotic spacetime geometries could enable f…
Rare, Widespread Snow in the Atacama Desert
# Rare, Widespread Snow Transforms Chile's Driest Desert Back-to-back winter storms swept across northern Chile in August 2026, depositing snow acros…
Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London'
Reflect Orbital's proposed constellation of orbiting mirrors would create artificial brightness across Earth's night sky that rivals or exceeds major …
Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth
# How the Sun's Ancient Fury Shaped Earth's Climate NASA-funded research reveals that powerful solar events billions of years ago fundamentally alter…
Robotics and the future of on-orbit labor
# Robotics and the Future of On-Orbit Labor Robotic systems are reshaping what humanity can accomplish in space. Rather than relying exclusively on e…
MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa
NASA's Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) has deployed ground sensors across Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, to measure air pollution with unprec…
What Lake Bonneville Left Behind
# What Lake Bonneville Left Behind Lake Bonneville once covered 19,750 square miles across the Great Basin during the last ice age, creating one of N…
Launching 10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas
NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program has selected 18 bold technology proposals for funding, ranging from swarms of miniature satellites destine…
National security doesn’t need more maps or imagery; it needs measurement
The U.S. national security establishment has spent decades collecting maps and satellite imagery. What it actually needs now is measurement data that …
Europe’s Scorching Summer
Europe sweltered through unprecedented heat in 2026 as multiple intense heat waves swept across the continent, shattering temperature records and trig…
Golden Dome chief touts progress as funding questions loom
The leadership of a major space research facility announced operational achievements while navigating budget uncertainties that could reshape its futu…
Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills
NASA's FORCE laboratory trains the next generation of planetary scientists in both experimental techniques and public communication skills. The facili…
On this day in space! Aug. 15, 1977: Mysterious 'Wow!' Signal boosts search for E.T.
On August 15, 1977, the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University picked up a signal that would define the search for extraterrestrial intellig…
Volunteer Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Identify Rare Clouds
# Volunteer Network Trains AI to Track Mysterious Cloud Behavior Shifts NASA-supported researchers are enlisting citizen scientists to document an at…
NASA’s COFFIES Uses AI to Predict Storm-Causing Active Regions on Sun
NASA's COFFIES project has deployed artificial intelligence to forecast solar active regions before they produce dangerous space weather events. The s…
Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured striking imagery of the Cascade Range during summer 2026, documenting Mount Hood in Oregon …