As of October 11, 2026, NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven 28.10 miles (45.22 km) on Mars. That’s a new off-world driving ...

A new study of the oddest cloud on Mars, which reappears every year at the Arsia Mons volcano, says that "exotic physics" is ...

Bottom line: Chiricahua National Monument in the southeastern corner of Arizona is poised to become the U.S.’s 64th national ...

And, spookily, this shower comes from the ghost of a comet. Biela’s Comet was a regular visitor to skies in the late 1700s ...

| Artist’s concept of the ancient lake in Gale crater. A new study from researchers in Japan suggests that ancient rains on ...

LHS 1140b is a potentially rocky exoplanet in its star’s habitable zone. It’s an intriguing target in the search for worlds ...

Could black holes have planets? New research says yes, they could. New simulations suggest massive planets could form in the ...

What are smart scopes? And why are they great for astrophotography? EarthSky’s Marcy Curran tells you why she loves them.

An alien radio signal from K2-155 d? Are there any alien civilizations out there? For several decades, scientists have been searching for evidence that they exist. That effort is collectively known as ...

Southern Hemisphere: Venus and Mercury! It’s likely that both Venus and Mercury are gone from our evening sky now, as seen from latitudes as far south as the southern U.S. If you are farther south in ...

Sun news, October 13, 2026: Fast solar wind from a coronal hole and a burst of sun-stuff might trigger G2 (moderate) storms and auroras tonight. The Mars Perseverance rover has set a new distance ...

Aquarius the Water Bearer is a constellation of the zodiac that contains mostly dim stars. You can see it best on a fall evening in the Northern Hemisphere or a spring evening in the Southern ...