Watch a rare alignment of five planets in the sky this weekend

The event started at the beginning of June and has continued to get brighter and easier…

Scientists discover the largest bacteria ever

Scientists in a mangrove forest in the Caribbean have discovered a type of bacteria that grows…

Wild blue vortex in the sky of New Zealand made by a SpaceX rocket (photo)

A New Zealand resident spotted a “weird but very cool” blue vortex above her home after…

NASA’s Mars Insight probe is getting a few more weeks of science operations

NASA’s Mars Insight probe uses a seismometer to study the inner layers of Mars. Seismic signals…

We are facing a giant sunspot the size of 3 planets right now

A sunspot roughly three times the size of Earth is within our planet’s firing range, and…

The secret of the life of moths in the skin of our faces

The photo shows Demodex folliculorum mites on the skin under a Hirox microscope. Credit: University of…

Watching the violent death of a very giant star is rare

Artist’s impression of the red giant star VY Canis Majoris. VY Canis Majoris is located about…

SpaceX just pulled three launches in 36 hours

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the German military imaging satellite SARah 1 into orbit on…

Why exposure to space dust is an inevitable aspect of space travel

On June 8, NASA revealed that its powerful new space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope,…

Watch the final pre-launch test of the Artemis lunar rocket

The fourth attempt of the final pre-launch test began on Saturday, and refueling of the rocket…