What’s next for comet 3I/ATLAS? How far it is from Earth, sun
The discovery that 3I/ATLAS is making a short journey into and out of our solar system has sparked…
Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate
Press Release 2 October 2025 Astronomers have identified an enormous ‘growth spurt’ in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike…
Scientists Find Cosmic “Fingerprints” of Mysterious Dark Matter
Rutgers researchers have mapped hidden patterns of dark matter by studying distant star-forming galaxies, uncovering clues about how…
An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists
Asteroid Ryugu’s samples reveal that liquid water persisted on its parent body for over a billion years, reshaping…
Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2
An artist’s impression of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission touching down on the surface of the asteroid 1998 KY26.…
Strange new mineral found on Mars points to past potential for life
For years, scientists staring at Mars through the eyes of orbiting spacecraft noticed something strange: a mysterious signal…
When is the next Starship launch? SpaceX announces date for flight 11
Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company is gearing for its fifth flight test of 2025 for a spacecraft that…
What Lies Within? New Image From a Mysterious Galaxy Asks Big Questions
A new image of galaxy OJ 287 reveals for the first time the sharply curved, ribbon-like structure of…
James Webb Space Telescope’s First Look at an Atmosphere on Habitable Zone Exoplanet
An illustration of a habitable zone planet orbiting the star called TRAPPIST – credit NASA, ESA, CSA, J.…
10 Wild Things Astronomers Discovered While Chasing Something Else
More often than not, astronomers have a specific something they’re looking for when searching the cosmos. But the…
New Discovery Reveals Just How Different the Moon’s Two Sides Really Are
The Moon is seriously two-faced. The near and far sides of Earth’s only natural satellite are so unlike…
UK technology launches into space on NASA’s IMAP mission
image: ©adventtr | iStock A British-built space instrument has officially launched aboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe…