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Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks
By Ben Turner published
Three powerful solar eruptions could bring auroras as far south as New York and Idaho right at the peak of the Perseid meteor shower this weekend.
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty
By Brandon Specktor last updated
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
Scientists just found the 'front door' to a massive cave on the moon
By Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Eos.org published
The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism.
Weird, 'watermelon shape' asteroids like Dimorphos and Selam may finally have an explanation
By Abha Jain published
New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict.
Sun fires off double-barreled X-class flares in span of 2 hours
By Meredith Garofalo published
Solar activity is expected to remain high this week.
Powerful solar eruption temporarily rips 'tail' off Earth's magnetosphere
By Nathaniel Scharping, Eos.org published
A massive disturbance in the solar wind caused Earth’s magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail.
We finally know where the moon's atmosphere comes from
By Robert Lea published
"We give a definitive answer that meteorite impact vaporization is the dominant process that creates the lunar atmosphere."
Space photo of the week: A cosmic butterfly emerges from a star's slow death
By Jamie Carter published
A Hawaii telescope just captured a sun-like star's glowing gas layers as it expands. The resulting butterfly-shaped nebula is a sight to behold.
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