Two ‘super-puff’ cotton candy exoplanets are the lightest gas giants ever discovered
Two ‘super-puff’ cotton candy exoplanets are the lightest gas giants ever discovered

Astronomers have discovered two “super-puff” exoplanets orbiting the same star that have densities lower than cotton candy, making them the lightest worlds ever seen.

James Webb Space Telescope catches 6 galaxies merging into one of the largest galaxies in the universe

A supermassive black hole is also coming together at the heart of this galaxy maelstrom.

A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?
A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?

A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is set to impact the moon this August, but experts aren’t sure if the crash will be visible from Earth.

Summer solstice seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2026
Summer solstice seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2026

Just after the summer solstice, a European weather satellite managed to capture a striking image of this celestial moment from space.

What time is it on the moon? The US and China disagree
What time is it on the moon? The US and China disagree

Why making lunar standard time is in everyone’s best interests.

3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth
3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth

“While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain.”

This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems
This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems

The ESA’s dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid, has studied the heart of the Milky Way, creating the largest and most detailed photo of this region ever made.

Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks
Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks

“Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero crater.”

NASA looks for the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2026
NASA looks for the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2026

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is finding clues that are leading scientists toward the origins of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

Hubble Space Telescope images galaxy scientists thought was impossible to find
Hubble Space Telescope images galaxy scientists thought was impossible to find

A faraway galaxy has been caught blowing away the cosmic fog of hydrogen that filled the universe once upon a time.