SDSS-V marks a breakthrough in spectroscopic surveys, combining optical and near-infrared capabilities for extensive, ...

On Dec. 19, 2025, 3I/ATLAS flew by Earth and did more than just give astronomers something to look at; it brought a piece of a far-off, alien world into our backyard. This cosmic vagabond moves at an ...

We’re going live with Dr. Cynthia Phillips, Europa Clipper Project Staff Scientist and Science Communications Lead, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to explore a surprising and exciting new ...

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On October 2nd, 2025, 3I/ATLAS swept within 30 million kilometres of Mars, bringing the comet within range of several spacecraft. NASA’s MRO pivoted from its usual task of imaging Martian terrain to ...

Continuing our coverage of is-it-an-alien-spacecraft Comet 3I/ATLAS, an armada of space missions (including Hubble, JWST, plus assets orbiting and roving on Mars) have captured the comet's fleeting ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has spent the last several months on a tour of our solar system. NASA spacecraft and telescopes have snapped photos of this celestial visitor over the course of its journey ...

Hubble has captured a dense, burned-out star in the act of consuming a Pluto-like object. Happening some 260 light years from Earth, the new observation, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal ...

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NASA launched a sounding rocket, the SNIFS, to study the sun's chromosphere. The rocket reached an altitude of 215 miles and gathered data for approximately eight minutes. Preliminary reports indicate ...