NASA scientist’s chance Moon discovery reveals once-in-a-lifetime crater
When NASA scientist Robert Wagner first noticed a “bright spot” on the surface of the Moon in 2025…
Comets may have transported water to a young planetary system: Study
Astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have found evidence of exocomets, comets in other solar systems, orbiting a…
JWST detected an icy world beyond Jupiter transforming into a comet
JWST detected carbon dioxide gas around the active Centaur 450P/LONEOS while finding no detectable water-vapor or carbon-monoxide emission,…
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of…
What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings…
“Beyond the limit”: one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to…
NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS
As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS began moving away from the Sun in December 2025, astronomers took the opportunity to…
Strange winds reveal strongest hints yet of magnetic activity in exoplanets
Press Release 2 June 2026 A team of astronomers has found the strongest evidence yet that some planets…
US scientists find how dry ice can alter quantum states of hydrogen
Scientists at the University of Maryland have successfully demonstrated the control of the nuclear spin of a hydrogen…
National medal for backyard astronomer Chris Stockdale who helped discover 100 exoplanets
From a small observatory in Victoria’s east, Chris Stockdale spends his nights watching for something most people would…
Watch a Comet Get Torn Apart by the Sun and Become a Headless Ghost
Bad news for skywatchers: A sungrazing comet that was set to put on a bright display succumbed to…
Two bright comets grace Australian skies in April. Here’s how to see them
Australians could be treated to not one, but two, comets this month — but only if the icy…