Meteorite impact in New Jersey came from briny alien world
Meteorite fragments recovered from a daytime fireball over New York and New Jersey in 2024 have turned out…
China’s Tianwen-1 Captures Rare Close-Up Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
An artist’s impression of 3I/ATLAS is shown as it passes near the Sun. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss China’s Tianwen-1…
Comet Tonight: How To See Comet 10P/Tempel 2 Now From Where You Are
Comet 10P/Tempel 2 is now visible in the south as soon as it gets dark from anywhere in…
‘Raspberry sugar’ spotted in space near the Milky Way’s core
A team of researchers has reported the first detection of the sugar known as erythrulose, floating in interstellar…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 12 Billion Years Old, Almost Three Times Older Than the Solar System
Credit: ESA. One year ago, on July 1 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the…
APOD: 2026 June 11 – The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant
APOD: 2026 June 11 – The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image…
Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth
Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers…
Halley’s Comet meteors will streak through the sky overnight
Published on May. 5, 2026, 5:24 PM The comet doesn’t return for decades, but tonight is one of…
Scientists Discover a New Meteor Shower From a Mysterious Crumbling Asteroid
This composite image shows the 2019 Geminid meteors and a meteorite-dropping fireball captured by a camera on La…
Incredible sights during the oldest meteor shower on record
Published on Apr. 23, 2026, 8:00 PM There’s still time to spy more of these bright meteors flashing…
2026 April 14 – The Long Wispy Tail of Comet R3 (PanSTARRS)
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with…
NASA’s Hubble Caught a Comet Breaking Up in Real Time, and the Images Are Wild
Have you ever turned to look at something at the exact moment something unbelievably cool happened? Imagine if…