Mars orbiter captures striking images of ‘chaos and craters’ carved by ancient floods
ESA’s Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.
Day May 15, 2026
I thought my backyard had too much light pollution for astrophotography. This telescope proved me wrong
Surrounded by streetlights and terraced houses, I never expected to capture detailed deep-space images from my backyard until I tried the Vaonis Vespera Pro telescope.
Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire rock off the surface with it. Engineers spent several days repositioning the arm and vibrating…
Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.
James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe’s largest structure in unprecedented detail
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the “cosmic web” of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented detail.