Has 3I/ATLAS’ tail been growing? Telescope observations reveal how comet has changed
A famous comet visiting from outside our solar system known as 3I/ATLAS is blazing through our cosmic neighborhood,…
Asteroid Fragment Reveals a Strange Mineral Never Seen on Earth
The asteroid Ryugu is an echo from the deep, distant past. Two tiny grains of the rock, delivered…
Juno Observes Ultraviolet Satellite Footprint of Jupiter’s Moon Callisto
Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular aurorae in the Solar System. Near its poles, these shimmering lights…
World’s largest digital camera likely to discover interstellar objects, millions of asteroids
For a telescope designed to create the largest movie of the night sky, one small comet shooting through…
The Night Sky This Week
The ‘Blood Worm Moon’ total lunar eclipse is seen above Austin, TX on March 14, 2025. (Photo by…
James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon-Rich Planet Nursery
In a cosmic twist worthy of a sci-fi plot, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to…
A Strange Object Has Entered Our Solar System—and One Scientist Says It May Be an Alien Craft
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Object 3I/ATLAS is now too far from Earth to…
Winnipeg elementary school shoots for moon with stuffie design | Spare News
A stuffed animal designed by elementary schoolers in Winnipeg could be launched into outer space on NASA’s Artemis…
Webb discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists discover a new moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s total…
Hubble reveals new details about alien comet 3I/ATLAS
Hubble has captured the sharpest images to date of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, revealing new details about this icy…
The Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight — How To See It At Its Best
Topline The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight on Monday, Aug. 12, through Tuesday, Aug. 13, with…
James Webb Finds Evidence of Free-Floating Planets So Large They Can Gather Their Own Planetary Systems
So much for heliocentrism. An international team of astronomers using observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope…