Space

Even as NASA continues to try to restore contact with the MAVEN spacecraft after it fell silent in late 2025, scientists analyzing its data have spotted a phenomenon in Mars’ atmosphere that, until now, had only been observed around strongly magnetized planets like Earth. The finding could help scientists better understand how space weather shapes worlds without protective magnetic shields…

In northeastern California lies a series of caves that formed thousands of years ago when volcanoes erupted lava that later solidified, leaving behind tunnels wide enough for humans to walk through. But Earth isn’t the only planet in our solar system with volcanoes — extraterrestrial caves formed all across the solar system. Take Mars, for instance. Millions of years before life on Earth…

Update for May 22, 7:48 pm ET: SpaceX successfully launched its first next-generation Starship V3 megarocket on a test flight from Starbase, Texas on May 22. Our wrap story will be posted shortly. The Ship upper stage lost one engine but performed most of its planned objectives and landed in the Indian Ocean as planned. The Super Heavy booster failed to perform its boost back burn correctly and…