Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween
Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween

Imagine if the sun could take on a spooky green glow for Halloween. Scientists have discovered that our star may go green if it turns into a cosmic zombie after its death in billions of years.

NASA’s SkyFall helicopters will ‘show us parts of Mars we’ve never seen before’, scientists say
NASA’s SkyFall helicopters will ‘show us parts of Mars we’ve never seen before’, scientists say

“Just like here on Earth, Mars helicopters can cover distance quickly and can go places that might be impossible to reach by ground.”

Windblown yardangs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 15, 2026
Windblown yardangs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 15, 2026

Martian sands blown by strong winds left rippled ridges on the surface of the Red Planet, as seen in this new image from the Mars Express spacecraft.

Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 ‘families,’ scientists find
Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 ‘families,’ scientists find

Scientists have performed a cosmic genealogy on planetary systems in the Milky Way, finding two distinct families that influence the evolution and fate of these systems.

Scientists discover that some of the universe’s biggest explosions may have never happened at all
Scientists discover that some of the universe’s biggest explosions may have never happened at all

Scientists have discovered that some of the universe’s most powerful explosions, hypernovas, may not happen at all.

Earth’s poles shifted surprisingly fast during the age of dinosaurs, ancient sea levels reveal

The location of Earth’s geographic poles has changed several times over the past 320 million years in a process known as true polar wander.

A faint glow from the early universe could help solve the mystery of dark energy
A faint glow from the early universe could help solve the mystery of dark energy

Hydrogen may be the most common element in the cosmos, but scientists could use it to do something unique: uncover the nature of dark energy.

Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before ‘burping’ radio jets 300 days later
Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before ‘burping’ radio jets 300 days later

Using the NASA spacecraft Swift, astronomers observed a supermassive black hole burping radio jets 300 days after a heavy cosmic meal.

The moon could turn astronauts into ‘walking, high voltage capacitors’ that accidentally zap spacecraft

NASA is asking for ideas to stop static electricity from zapping astronauts or critical hardware during moon missions.

Namibian salt flats look like an alien planet | Space photo of the day for Oct. 12, 2026
Namibian salt flats look like an alien planet | Space photo of the day for Oct. 12, 2026

The Etosha Pan in northern Namibia, the largest salt flat in the country, looks otherworldly in this satellite photo.