​ Watch a mesmerizing simulation of the sun’s behavior from NASA (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) Even today, our best scientists wrestle to understand the sun’s complex behavior — yet it’s incredibly valuable to decipher the patterns that drive

​ Astronauts Unpack Cargo From Stinky Russian Spacecraft, Despite Troubling Odor (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The hatch between a Russian cargo ship and the International Space Station (ISS) is finally open after a foul stench initially prompted astronauts to

​ NASA’s Voyager 1 Finally Phones Home After Worrying Communications Glitch (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) After some quiet time, the Voyager 1 spacecraft is back in action. NASA’s iconic mission has resumed its regular operations following a month-long pause

​ How China plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) China’s human spaceflight agency has released a video detailing its plans for a first crewed mission to the moon, including progress on

​ Magnetic tornadoes on Jupiter are spawning Earth-size storms (Image Credit: Space.com) Planetary scientists have issued a tornado warning for Jupiter, with the discovery that magnetic vortices twisting down from the planet’s ionosphere into its deep atmosphere are