On Thursday, July 26, 2025, residents across the U.S. Southeast experienced a spectacular celestial event—a rare daylight fireball streaking across the sky. Reports began flooding social...
Camille Flammarion’s work imagined what might exist beyond Earth in the universe. Three Lions/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Matthew Shindell, Smithsonian Institution Living in today’s age...
Move over Apophis—there’s a new space rock in the spotlight. Asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth object that once caused a stir with a small chance of...
Artist’s impression of K2-18 b. NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) Manoj Joshi, University of East Anglia; Andrew Rushby, Birkbeck, University of London, and Maria Di...
Black holes, like the one in this illustration, can spray powerful jets. S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), CC BY-SA David Garofalo, Kennesaw State University One of the most...
A planetary scientist explains new research This image overlays over 100 fireball images recorded between 2016 and 2020. The streaks are fireballs; the dots are star...
Recent findings from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, including dimethyl sulfide, indicating possible microbial life, though further research is necessary.
An illustration of the exoplanet K2-18b, which some research suggests may be covered by deep oceans. NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) Daniel Apai, University of...
David Garofalo, Kennesaw State University One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar – a spinning black hole spraying out highly...
Zodiacal light, seen before sunrise, is sunlight scattering off interplanetary dust in the zodiacal cloud. It represents a cosmic connection, best viewed in dark, clear locations...
