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 one are cosmic drifters — worlds that roam the galaxy untethered, unlike the familiar planets bound to a solar system. Most…
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…
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 dubbed “Cheyava Falls” in Jezero Crater. But this is not conclusive. In order to determine if the intriguing…
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…
Wind speeds on Mars are high enough to blow fleets of large spherical rovers that resemble tumbleweed across the Red Planet’s surface, according to new wind-tunnel tests of small prototypes conducted by an international consortium of young scientists.
“We now have experimental validation that tumbleweed rovers could indeed operate and collect scientific data on Mars,” James…
SpaceX targeting Oct. 13 for next Starship megarocket launch
October 1, 2025
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket will fly again less than two weeks from now, if all goes according to plan.
SpaceX announced on Monday (Sept. 29) that it’s targeting Oct. 13 for Starship Flight 11, which will be the final launch of the vehicle’s current…
Canon EOS R50 V review
September 30, 2025
The Canon EOS R50 V is an attempt to capture content creators such as vloggers in addition to Canon’s core photographer audience. With the uplift in people making podcasts, vlogs, and personal YouTube channels, it’s no surprise.
Unlike expensive, top-end EOS R…
Secrets of ancient life on Earth may live in Japan's hot springs
September 30, 2025
Some 2.3 billion years ago, the Earth would have been unrecognizable to us. At that time, ancient microorganisms were the dominant life form; there were no animals, no plant life, and certainly no humans.
But then, something changed. Oxygen-producing cyanobacteria triggered the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), which introduced atmospheric oxygen to our planet and allowed life as we know it to…
