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Europe teams with Japan on asteroid mission, beefs up space cooperation with South Korea

October 6, 2025

SYDNEY — Europe is deepening cooperation with South Korea and Japan as it looks to expand its international cooperation activities on Earth and in space. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation here at the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) here in Sydney on Wednesday (Oct.

Northern lights may get stronger within the next 2 years as the sun enters a turbulent decline with a 'last gasp' finale

October 6, 2025

We may have passed the peak of solar maximum, but that doesn’t mean the aurora season is winding down. In fact, the years after solar maximum can be some of the most exciting for skywatchers. Space weather physicist Tamitha Skov describes one potential late-cycle…

'The metal detector has gone off': Perseverance rover's find is a shiny new clue in the search for life on Mars

October 6, 2025

Mars hasn’t given us proof of life, but it has handed scientists a new kind of mystery. On the western edge of Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Neretva Vallis, a river-carved valley that once fed a vast Martian lake. There, in an…

Northern lights may be visible in these 12 US states tonight

October 3, 2025

Aurora watchers: don’t pack up your cameras just yet, as the northern lights may return for one last dazzling display tonight (Oct. 2) before conditions quiet down again over the weekend. Over the past few nights, geomagnetic activity has repeatedly exceeded expectations, with a rather surprising G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm lighting up skies as far south as New York on Wednesday night…

Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second

October 3, 2025

Scientists have identified a lone planet with a ferocious appetite. Located in the Chamaeleon constellation roughly 620 light-years away, the rogue planet, named Cha 1107-7626, exists in the vast emptiness of space, far from the warmth of any star. Rogue planets like this…

Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life

October 3, 2025

Complex organic molecules that form part of the chain of chemical reactions that can result in life’s building blocks have been found in the watery geysers of Enceladus, almost twenty years after the plumes were first sampled by NASA’s Cassini…

European version of SpaceX's Starship? ESA signs deal for reusable upper stage demonstrator

October 2, 2025

SYDNEY — The European Space Agency and Avio will work together to develop a reusable rocket upper stage as the agency looks to transform its space launch capabilities. The European Space Agency (ESA) and Avio signed a two-year contract worth 40 million euros (about $47 million U.S. at current exchange rates) on Monday (Sept. 29) at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) here in Sydney…

Could China return the Perseverance rover's possible biosignature sample from Mars?

October 2, 2025

NASA may have discovered a biosignature on Mars, but could China be in position to get crucial samples back to Earth first to make a definitive analysis? NASA’s Perseverance team announced on Sept. 10 that it had found possible biosignatures in pieces of a Mars rock…

How excited should we be about the latest Mars potential biosignature discovery? 'It's arguably the best evidence we have so far'

October 2, 2025

The Perseverance rover’s discovery of a potential biosignature found on a sedimentary rock on Mars is an exciting development in our search for life elsewhere in the universe, but how does it rank compared to other potential biosignatures that have previously been…

Photograph the Orionids with this Canon EOS R5 Mark II and lens bundle — now $574 off from Walmart

October 1, 2025

Increase your chances of capturing a photograph of one of the Orionid meteors with one of our best Canon cameras, the Canon EOS R5 II. The shower peaks on the night of Oct. 20 and comes at the same time as the new moon for great viewing conditions. This deal from Walmart is offering the R5 Mark II with a versatile RF 24-105mm f/4 lens for just $4925, a huge $574 saving on the retail price. This…