Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Shifting Chemistry after Perihelion
Observations from the Subaru Telescope on January 7, 2026, revealed a surprisingly low carbon dioxide-to-water ratio, suggesting the…
Could Earth Have Sent Life To Venus? New Study Explores ‘Panspermia’ As A Possible Explanation
While this theory implies a possible origin, the presence of life on Venus is not confirmed. If life…
Asteroid Bennu’s Minerals and Organic Matter Occur in Distinct Chemical Domains: Study
A new nanoscale analysis of the Bennu sample OREX-800066-3 returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission shows that organic compounds…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Over 11,000 New Asteroids
Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids, including hundreds of trans-Neptunian objects…
The Weirdest Moons In Our Solar System
We used to think moons were the boring sidekicks of the solar system. For decades, we treated them…
Neptune Has a Weird Tilt and Its Moon Might Be to Blame for It
Neptune. Image credits: NASA. Most planets in our solar system are tilted. Earth’s 23-degree tilt gives us our…
Earth’s Building Blocks Came from Close to Home, Planetary Scientists Say
A new analysis of isotopic signatures across planets and meteorite parent bodies suggests our home world formed entirely…
Jeff Bezos Says ‘I Would Love To See A Trillion Humans Living In The Solar System’ — Then We Could Have ‘1,000 Mozarts And 1,000 Einsteins’
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos isn’t thinking small. He’s thinking a trillion people big. On the “Lex Fridman Podcast”…
Astronomers have spotted two giant gas plants forming around a baby star in deep space
Astronomers have caught something extraordinary happening in deep space – new planets being born, right now. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…
How Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Met Unlikely Observer
On its way to Jupiter, ESA’s Juice spacecraft briefly turned its gaze toward a rare interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS,…
New moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter and Saturn
ⓘ Placidplace – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing Saturn’s rings and several moons. Astronomers have discovered new moons…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…