‘Cannibal stars,’ AI and the Rubin Observatory could shed light on the mystery of dark energy. Here’s how

Using AI and Rubin Observatory data, scientists are rethinking Type 1a supernova “standard candles,” hunting for “unknown unknowns” that could lead us to missing ingredients in our recipe of the cosmos and solve the puzzle…

Satellite spies one of Russia’s most active volcanoes melting snow from the inside out

Fresh satellite images reveal volcanic heat melting snow around Russia’s relentless Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal how massive star clusters can reshape galaxies

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists peek into the secrets of galactic evolution — and the view is stunning, too.

Does Dante’s Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact?

Dante’s description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a multi-ringed crater with a central peak.

Black holes slamming into scorching stars may be causing mysterious blue flashes in the cosmos

Powerful bright blue cosmic explosions called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients could be caused when a black hole or neutron star slams into the universe’s hottest class of star.

Artemis astronauts may find remnants of a ‘decapitated’ asteroid’s impact on the moon

An ancient impact may have scattered material from deep inside the moon toward NASA’s planned Artemis landing sites near the lunar south pole.

Moon joy at Jupiter | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2026

NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a photo of Jupiter’s moon Thebe.

Here’s what 6 years of driving on Mars did to the wheels on NASA’s Curiosity rover (video)

A new video released by NASA/JPL documents six years of Curiosity rover’s wheels while driving on Mars.