As of October 11, 2026, NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven 28.10 miles (45.22 km) on Mars. That’s a new off-world driving ...

A new study of the oddest cloud on Mars, which reappears every year at the Arsia Mons volcano, says that "exotic physics" is ...

Bottom line: Chiricahua National Monument in the southeastern corner of Arizona is poised to become the U.S.’s 64th national ...

And, spookily, this shower comes from the ghost of a comet. Biela’s Comet was a regular visitor to skies in the late 1700s ...

| Artist’s concept of the ancient lake in Gale crater. A new study from researchers in Japan suggests that ancient rains on ...

LHS 1140b is a potentially rocky exoplanet in its star’s habitable zone. It’s an intriguing target in the search for worlds ...

Could black holes have planets? New research says yes, they could. New simulations suggest massive planets could form in the ...

What are smart scopes? And why are they great for astrophotography? EarthSky’s Marcy Curran tells you why she loves them.

An alien radio signal from K2-155 d? Are there any alien civilizations out there? For several decades, scientists have been searching for evidence that they exist. That effort is collectively known as ...

Many people up before sunrise on Tuesday morning saw a strange cloud. It was the plume from a SpaceX rocket headed for the space station. Sun news, October 14, 2026: Fast solar wind from a coronal ...

Here’s an easy way to use the prominent M or W shape of Cassiopeia to locate the Double Cluster in Perseus. Catch the wonder of the night sky. Subscribe to EarthSky’s free daily newsletter for the ...

Southern Hemisphere: Venus and Mercury! It’s likely that both Venus and Mercury are gone from our evening sky now, as seen from latitudes as far south as the southern U.S. If you are farther south in ...