SPACERead on to know why the planet is having a short day and a long night every winter solstice. If you've already spent a lot of time shoveling snow this year, you might be shocked to learn that winter hasn't officially arrived yet.
Japanese researchers are studying the asteroid Ryugu samples from the Hayabusa-2 mission two years ago. Check out the article to learn what they found about the space rock.
NASA is building the first sample depot on Mars after choosing a spot called Three Forks to drop some of the Martian rock samples the Perseverance rover collected so far. Read the article to know more details.
ESA and Arianespace's Vega C rocket was carrying two satellites during its launch on December 20, which unfortunately failed two and a half minutes after lift-off. Read the article to know the full details.
Astronomers discovered 24 previously shrouded outflows from newborn stars in the Cosmic Cliffs after reviewing one of the first photos the James Webb Space Telescope took. Read the article to know more details.
NASA's InSight Mars Lander is not responding to communications likely due to low power levels after dust accumulated on its solar panels. Read the article to know more details.
The longest-ever study tracked related temperature fluctuations in Jupiter's troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs and its signature colorful striped clouds form. Read the article to learn more.
The proposed future cities in space involve hollowing asteroids and using artificial gravity that borders between reality and science fiction as it would need engineering capacities that do not exist today. Check out how scientists plan to achieve this.
In a pursuit to find extraterrestrial intelligence, astronomers spot two masses that are similar to earth and that are located in a habitable zone. Read to know more about these findings.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the mysterious shapes inside the craters in the northern plains of Arabia Terra on Mars. Check out this article to learn more about these bizarre formations that may be a sign of ancient life on the planet.
This month has not been good for CubeSats as NASA reported that those they sent aboard the Artemis I mission have died after losing contact with them. Read the article to learn more details.