The Coolest Images Taken by NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft

A glimpse of Quaoar

Gif: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

In July 2016, New Horizons spotted Quaoar, a distant Kuiper Belt object measuring 690 miles (1,110 km) across.

Your Body Heat Could Power the Next Generation of Wearables

Thermoelectric generators probably won’t eliminate the charger for your Apple Watch, but for smaller, screenless wearables, the heat constantly escaping from your skin could fundamentally change how we power our devices.

Gadgets John Loeffler Sep 25

This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 0 degrees east longitude.

Venus May Have Had a Moon for Nearly 2 Billion Years—Before It Ate It

The planet has definitely earned the title of Earth's evil twin.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Sep 9

NASA’s Pluto Probe Could Lose 2 Key Instruments at a Crucial Moment

The spacecraft is currently approaching the outer boundary of the solar system as it prepares to cross into interstellar space.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Sep 3

Polar projection of Saturn’s southern hemisphere at a red wavelengths at 763 nm obtained on 29 August 2025 by the Hubble Space Telescope.

A Giant Hexagon Has Been Spinning at Saturn’s North Pole for Decades. Now, Scientists Found Its Twin

Recent images by Hubble revealed a decagonal-shaped wave around Saturn's south pole

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Sep 2

A solar panel extends from the side of Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft in orbit in this image captured by one of LINK’s cameras July 9, 2026. An identical panel stretches from the spacecraft’s other side, and the entire array spans about 20 feet (6 meters). LINK will use the array to power systems as it attempts to boost the altitude of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory this summer.

NASA’s Swift Is Doomed to a Fiery Death After Rescue Mission Fails

A mission designed to reboost the observatory has suffered fatal issues of its own.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Aug 20

An artist's depiction of giant impacts that occurred on Mars 4.5 billion years ago

Mars Meteorite Found in Algeria Dates Back to a Previously Hidden Time

The 1.27 billion-year-old rock bridges a huge gap in the Red Planet's history.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Aug 13