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…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Really Is Bizarre
We already knew that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was different from the other two interstellar objects known to have…
Astronomers Discover Mysterious New World at Edge of the Solar System
A composite image showing the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union, plus the newly discovered…
Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there’s life on Earth today, new studies hint
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James Webb telescope images reveal there’s something strange with interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
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An unprecedented look into a butterfly nebula from the James Webb Telescope
Scientists say the James Webb Space Telescope has captured an unprecedented look inside a butterfly nebula, revealing matter…
Scientists discover new moon orbiting Uranus
A cheeky discovery. Scientists have spotted a new moon orbiting Uranus that is so tiny it can be…
Mysterious Object Hurtling Toward Us From Beyond Solar System Appears to Be Emitting Its Own Light, Scientists Find
Last month, astronomers made an exciting discovery, observing an interstellar object — only the third ever observed —…
Astronomers discover mysterious ‘interstellar tunnel’: Check key findings about a hidden cosmic channel
Humans have long imagined space to be an empty frontier where only roving planets and far-off stars may…
These six planets will be visible in the morning skies this month. Here’s how to view them
Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what’s known as a planetary parade. Catch the…
Curiosity Finds Coral-Shaped Rocks on Mars
On July 24, 2025, the 4,608th Martian day, or Sol, of the mission, NASA’s Curiosity rover imaged wind-eroded…
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…