What’s next for comet 3I/ATLAS? How far it is from Earth, sun
The discovery that 3I/ATLAS is making a short journey into and out of our solar system has sparked…
Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate
Press Release 2 October 2025 Astronomers have identified an enormous ‘growth spurt’ in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike…
Study adds to possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn’s moon Enceladus
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon…
Scientists Find Cosmic “Fingerprints” of Mysterious Dark Matter
Rutgers researchers have mapped hidden patterns of dark matter by studying distant star-forming galaxies, uncovering clues about how…
A Soft Collision in the Early Solar System May Explain Mercury’s Giant Metal Heart
In the crowded early Solar System, young planets frequently collided and reshaped each other. But Mercury stood out.…
Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2
An artist’s impression of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission touching down on the surface of the asteroid 1998 KY26.…
An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists
Asteroid Ryugu’s samples reveal that liquid water persisted on its parent body for over a billion years, reshaping…
The main asteroid belt of our solar system is slowly disappearing
The main asteroid belt in our solar system is located between Mars and Jupiter. And although it is…
When is the next Starship launch? SpaceX announces date for flight 11
Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company is gearing for its fifth flight test of 2025 for a spacecraft that…
‘Invisible’ Asteroids Near Venus Could Devastate Earth
The universe is full of things that can kill us, but the most unsettling threats are the ones…
What Lies Within? New Image From a Mysterious Galaxy Asks Big Questions
A new image of galaxy OJ 287 reveals for the first time the sharply curved, ribbon-like structure of…
10 Wild Things Astronomers Discovered While Chasing Something Else
More often than not, astronomers have a specific something they’re looking for when searching the cosmos. But the…