Studied by astronomers for a brief moment, the C/2025 K1 ATLAS comet was spotted by telescopes as it split, providing a ...

In the rugged goldfields of southeastern Australia, a local prospector spent years trying to crack open a mysterious, ...

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something NASA is calling "space gum?" ...

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)'s backdrop is dominated by the Eagle Nebula — a vast cosmic structure of dust and hydrogen-rich gas ...

Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...

From the meteor showers to super moons, this time of year gives us a front row seat to one of the most active regions of the ...

Jupiter shines brilliantly in the eastern sky this December as it nears opposition early in 2026, outshining nearby stars and ...

At least two ingredients are needed to make jets — rotation and magnetic fields — and these produce the ubiquitous laserlike jets we see.

Two icons of discovery, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and NASA's Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME's "Best Inventions Hall of Fame ...

The winter sky is dominated by the constellation of Orion, halfway up from the southern horizon. Its two brightest stars - Betelgeuse and Rigel compete for your attention. Add the three stars between ...

New 3I/ATLAS images from NASA and the ESA suggest the interstellar comet is active as it approaches Earth in December.

That’s why scientists designed an instrument called coronagraph in the early 1930s. Coronagraph, as NASA describes, is inspired by solar eclipse, where the disk of the Moon overshadows the light of ...