The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber Mary Magnuson, The Conversation Collecting asteroid samples China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission...
The universe is filled with countless galaxies, stars and planets. Astronomers may find life one day, but they will need extraordinary proof. ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing...
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...
