See fireballs and meteors crisscross the night sky over the next month
What’s better than one meteor shower? Two of them sending streaks of light across the night sky at…
Planet-forming pebbles reveal the birth of a Solar System
Astronomers just caught a celestial sneak peek at how solar systems are born, and it starts with something…
Astronomers capture 1st close-up photograph of new interstellar visitor
It’s out of this world. Or, more accurately, this solar system. On July 1, astronomers discovered an object…
Gemini North Telescope Captures New Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope at NSF’s International Gemini Observatory have captured 3I/ATLAS as it makes its…
Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought
When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the spacecraft detected a surprisingly low level of internal heat…