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Bleached Martian rocks offer fresh evidence of a wetter and warmer Mars: 'But where did they come from?
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (495+ words) "You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climate where there was rain falling for millions of years." NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered thousands of strangely bleached rocks on Mars…...
From Jupiter to Mercury: the brightest planets of February 2026
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (221+ words) From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best planetary lineups. The Celestron NexStar 8SE is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of celestial objects. For…...
Groundhog Day launch sends SpaceX Starlink satellites into Earth orbit from California
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (293+ words) Liftoff occurred at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Monday (Feb. 2). In a repeat of many, many (many) days past, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has yet again delivered a batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The launch on Monday (Feb. 2, Groundhog Day)…...
See the moon eclipse one of the brightest stars in the sky during rare alignment tonight
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (573+ words) One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a rare event. If you've never seen the moon occult a bright star, tonight (Feb. 2, 2026) could be a night to remember…...
AI finds hundreds of never-before-seen 'cosmic anomalies' in old Hubble Telescope images
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (406+ words) "This is a powerful demonstration of how AI can enhance the scientific return of archival datasets." The Hubble Space Telescope takes a lot of pictures. In fact, NASA estimates Hubble has snapped 1.7 million images since it launched in 1990. But this…...
'I hope they forget all about Artemis 2': Moon astronauts are taking the long view
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (358+ words) "It gets pretty extraordinary from here." The astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission want to become a mere footnote in the annals of space history. Artemis 2 will send NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen…...
Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as new volatile sunspot turns toward Earth
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (251+ words) A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption. The X8.3 solar flare peaked at 6:57 p.m. EST (2357 GMT) on Feb. 1, unleashing a blast of extreme ultraviolet and X-ray radiation that…...
James Webb Space Telescope watches distant galaxies form farthest cluster ever seen in the ancient universe (image)
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (451+ words) "JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up." Using the James Webb Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, scientists have observed the most distant and thus earliest galaxy cluster…...
February’s full moon dazzles skywatchers worldwide with a glistening 'Snow Moon"
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (439+ words) February's full "Snow Moon" has risen, dazzling stargazers with an incredible performance as it climbed over the eastern horizon below the stars of the constellation Leo to flood the night sky with its icy light. Our first image comes courtesy…...
Watch NASA fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket today in critical prelaunch test
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (329+ words) The ongoing "wet dress rehearsal" is targeting a simulated liftoff at 9 p.m. ET tonight (Feb. 2). NASA will fuel up its huge Artemis 2 moon rocket today (Feb. 2), and you can watch the crucial prelaunch test live. The Artemis 2 wet dress is targeting…...