Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth

Evidence for landslides down steep crater walls on Pluto have been found in imagery from NASA’s New Horizons mission.

Moon landings could destroy evidence of life’s origins
Moon landings could destroy evidence of life’s origins

“We are trying to protect science and our investment in space.”

‘Reckless’ space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism

“Allowing a million orbiting data centers with no environmental review isn’t just irresponsible — it’s reckless.”

Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA’s lunar outpost?
Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA’s lunar outpost?

A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.

Earth may survive the sun’s death after all, new study suggests
Earth may survive the sun’s death after all, new study suggests

When the sun swells into a red giant about 5 billion years from now, Earth may escape being swallowed by the dying star, a new study suggests.

The sun’s atmosphere is way hotter than its surface. Scientists may finally know why
The sun’s atmosphere is way hotter than its surface. Scientists may finally know why

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has found charged grains of dust being carried on magnetic plasma waves in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, providing a new clue to the mystery of the Sun’s corona is so hot.

More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Observations of the fast-moving interstellar comet with the Very Large Telescope in Chile support similar observations made by the JWST.