New planet named Enaiposha is unlike anything in our solar system
It started as another exoplanet in a group labeled “ordinary.” No one expected that a world, once thought…
Satellite fragments could fall into your home — Astronomers warn of “rising risk” and target the most affected states
You probably look up and see stars. Maybe a satellite drifting quietly across the night sky. But above…
Scientists capture all-new 3D view of Uranus and go inside planet’s upper atmosphere for first time
Scientists at a British university have produced the first 3D map of Uranus, offering an unprecedented view of…
Trump claims Obama revealed classified information when he said aliens are real
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Ryan Patrick Jones, Reuters US President Donald Trump (left) and former President Barack Obama.…
Scientists Unveil Most Detailed Radio Sky Map Ever, Revealing Hidden Wonders of the Universe
The universe is vast, filled with countless cosmic objects and phenomena, many of which remain hidden from our…
NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos
For the first time in more than 150 years, giant tortoises are returning to the wild on Floreana…
Saturn’s largest moon may actually be 2 moons in 1 — and helped birth the planet’s iconic rings
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may be made of two different moons that smashed together hundreds of millions of…
The Optical Engineering Required to Photograph an Earth Twin
More and more papers are coming out about the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). As the telescope moves…
Ask Ethan: Will anything persist when the Universe dies?
If we’re willing to think about the future, the farther ahead we extrapolate, the farther along the inevitable…
Radio Hunt Across 124 Light-Years Ends With a Striking Discovery
A coordinated search using two major radio observatories has found no evidence of artificial radio transmissions from the…
Earth from Space: Ouarzazate, Morocco
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over south-central Morocco, near the city of Ouarzazate. Zoom in or click…
Searching Out Missing Links in Galaxy Evolution
How do galaxies evolve? When did they start forming? Those are questions astronomers and cosmologists are working to…