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Live Science Today: NASA announces $20 billion moonbase as unprecedented wildfires spreadDaily Roundup Wednesday, March 25, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
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NASA rover discovers first ruby-like crystals on MarsAstronomers have detected small, ruby-like crystals embedded in Martian rocks, which may also hide sapphires created in the fury of meteorite impacts.
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Cannonball-size meteorite crashes through roof of Texas home as multiple 'fireballs' rain down on the USA suspected space rock, around the size of a cantaloupe, was found in the bedroom of a Houston home after crashing through the building's roof. It is likely a fragment of one of several "fireball" meteors that exploded over the U.S. in the past week.
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How to photograph a meteor shower — Next up: The LyridsA guide to photographing meteor showers all year round, with timely advice for making the most of the upcoming Lyrids in April.
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An anomaly in Mars' mantle could trigger volcanoes to erupt — and may be causing the whole planet to spin fasterData from NASA's InSight mission suggests the Red Planet's Tharsis region is more active than previously thought and may be why Mars is spinning more quickly over time.
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Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'NASA has revealed that Russia's Progress 94 spacecraft failed to deploy one of its antennae, making it impossible for the uncrewed freighter to autonomously dock with the International Space Station. An orbiting cosmonaut will now have to manually guide the stricken vessel using a "backup system."
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Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the weekThe ancient and rare star PicII-503 is helping astronomers understand how carbon became so abundant in the universe.
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NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadlineA series of leaks means the coming launch window will be NASA's final attempt to meet its April mission deadline.
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Scientists witness birth of one of the universe's strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity 'magic trick'Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.
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