Scientists thought Jupiter’s moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they’re not so sure

“The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it.”

This exoplanet weather forecast by the James Webb Space Telescope calls for sandy skies and a clear (alien) sunset

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed a cloudy morning dissipating to leave a clear sky by dusk on a distant hot Jupiter.

Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2026

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the Martian surface.

NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet

TESS has released its most complete view of the sky over Earth, revealing the location of 6,000 potential worlds beyond the solar system.

Scientists find a hidden route to the moon that saves fuel

An international team of researchers say they’ve found a more efficient route from Earth to the moon using advanced computer modeling.

Where did Neptune’s mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet’s violent history

Neptune’s moon Nereid might be the only satellite surviving from the planet’s original system, researchers report in a new study.

NASA satellite images uncover dramatic changes in Earth’s nighttime lights

Using nearly a decade of satellite observations, NASA’s Black Marble project reveals a constantly shifting portrait of human nighttime activity visible from space.

Lasers in moon craters could create a lunar GPS system

Scientists are exploring how lasers stabilized in the moon’s coldest, darkest craters could enable a GPS-like network to help future Artemis astronauts and spacecraft navigate the lunar surface with far greater precision. …