Space
New Video Lets You Soar Through A Canyon Maze On Mars
January 1, 2026, 9:21 pm EST
A mesmerizing new video from the European Space Agency lets you glide over Mars’s rugged surface, revealing a sprawling 800-mile canyon carved by ancient floods. Built from Mars Express orbiter data, the breathtaking animation captures twisting valleys, towering cliffs and a massive crater that tells the story of the Red Planet’s dramatic past.
Mars Rover Detects Electric Sparks In Dust Devils
December 31, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected electrical sparks in dust devils on the planet Mars. The crackles, which the rover recorded in 2024, are created by friction generated when Martian dust interacts on the red planet. This discovery will help scientists understand more about the Martian atmosphere. Listen to the recording here.
Winter’s Cold Moon: Last Supermoon Of 2025 Shines This Week
December 25, 2025, 7:47 am EST
This week’s supermoon will end a trilogy of the brighter, bigger full moons this year, we’ve had one in October, November and now December. The first week of winter also means all you stargazers and skywatchers will probably need to bundle up to get outside and enjoy the “Cold Moon.” The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that name came from the Mohawk tribe. It’s also known as the “Long Night Moon” because of our longer winter nights. Watch this video to see the best time to take it all in.
Massive Meteor Rattles Southern City In China
December 20, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
Surveillance footage has captured the moment when a massive fireball meteor passed over Maoming, China. For just a brief second, the night sky was lit up as bright as day, startling people and farm animals in the region. No impact or damage has been found. Officials believe it may have landed in the South China Sea
SpaceX Starship Reaches Space, But Tumbles Out Of Control
December 20, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
After back-to-back explosions during two previous launches, SpaceX launched another Starship Tuesday. While this rocket got farther than before, SpaceX says a fuel leak caused the spacecraft to tumble out of control.
Flashes As Large As Cities: Nighttime Storms From The ISS
December 20, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
Astronaut Anne McClain had the best seat in the house to watch thunderstorms blink across the southern skies recently. She said that some of the lightning flashes were as large as cities. These thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes from the Ohio Valley into the Southeast.
Why This Strawberry Moon Is So Rare
December 10, 2025, 3:38 pm EST
The full moon on June 10, 2025 will be as large and low in the sky as it will be until 2043. The Strawberry Moon, named by Native American tribes for the moment when wild strawberries are at their peak of ripeness, comes every June. But this year’s occurrence is unique because of a major lunar standstill in the moon’s 18.6 year cycle.
Webb Telescope Detects Traces Of Life On Distant Planet
December 5, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
A planet called K2-18b that’s 124 light-years away from Earth is at the center of new findings of potential life that are being called “monumental” and “paradigm shifting.” Watch this video to learn what was discovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and what a study from the University of Cambridge says it all means.
Double Sunrise? Quebec's Morning Under The Solar Eclipse
December 2, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
As dawn broke during the recent partial solar eclipse, a spellbinding spectacle unfolded over Quebec: a partially eclipsed sun emerged from the horizon, birthing a rare “double sunrise” that evoked images of Star Wars’ twin-sun planet Tatooine.
Don’t Miss It: Leonids Peak Again Tonight With Clearer Skies
November 24, 2025, 9:58 am EST
You’ll have a second chance to wish upon shooting stars tonight as the peak of the Leonid meteor shower continues. Fewer clouds aren’t the only reason skywatchers will have a better view of the annual event. Watch this video to learn why this year’s peak could be the best one in years.
