Mars may have had its own version of an Ice Age that reshaped parts of the Red Planet and carved deep “scratches” in its surface that remain visible today.
New high-resolution images from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express orbiter show ridges, troughs and swirl-like textures that bear a remarkable resemblance to glacial formations on Earth. Spotted in a rugged…
Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch
November 17, 2025
For the first time in more than five years, humanity has launched a mission to Mars — but it won’t be arriving at the Red Planet anytime soon.
NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes launched Thursday (Nov. 13) on the second-ever flight of Blue Origin’s powerful New…
China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)
November 17, 2025
The three astronauts of China’s Shenzhou 20 mission safely touched down on the Dongfeng Landing Site in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region shortly before 3.45 a.m. EST (0845 GMT) on Nov. 14, after spending over 6 months in low-Earth orbit aboard the…
ESA's Role in NASA's Orion Mission Explained
November 14, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed the service module for NASA’s Orion spaceship, which is meant to take the nearly cancelled Artemis 4 mission to the moon.
The module, which is supposed to be shipped to NASA this week, was nearly not needed after the Trump administration revealed plans to discontinue Orion and its rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), after the Artemis 3 mission…
100AZ Telescope: Your Entry into Stargazing Adventures
November 14, 2025
The Celestron Inspire 100AZ Refractor Telescope is our choice as the best quick setup telescope for beginners. Our optical experts rated the Celestron as a recommended entry-level telescope, which is perfectly suited to budding skywatchers. Even for the uninitiated…
Scientists find a surprising twist in Earth's magnetic field
November 14, 2025
Scientists studying Earth’s magnetic field have discovered that its electric heartbeat flows in the opposite direction from what long-standing models predict.
Earth is surrounded by a vast magnetic bubble called the magnetosphere, which shields the planet from the…
Nikon Z50 II camera review
November 13, 2025
Not to be confused with the numerically similar Canon EOS R50 or R50 V, which, like this Nikon, squeezes an APS-C sensor into a compact chassis, the Z50 II updates and revitalizes its brand’s entry-level mirrorless camera. With an eye on hitting an affordable price point, it doesn’t come with a mains charger for its removable battery, just a USB lead without a mains plug. However, the body is…
Severe geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights across North America and as far south as Mexico (photos)
November 13, 2025
A severe (G4) geomagnetic storm lit up skies across the Northern Hemisphere overnight (Nov. 11-12), with vivid northern lights visible across Canada, the U.S, and as far south as Mexico.
The incredible display followed the arrival of multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs)…
Astronomers discover the famous Pleiades star cluster could be 20 times bigger than we thought
November 13, 2025
Astronomers have discovered that the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades star cluster have more stellar siblings than we thought — a lot more.
Using NASA’s exoplanet hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and the European Space Agency star…
Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2025, sparking radio blackouts across Africa and Europe
November 12, 2025
Check out the ripples from the coronal wave lifting off during the X5.1 solar flare. (Image credit: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center)
The sun erupted in spectacular fashion this morning (Nov. 11), unleashing a major X5.1-class solar flare, the strongest of 2025 so far and the most intense since October 2024.
The eruption peaked at 5 a.m. EST (1000 GMT) from sunspot AR4274, which has been…
