NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from...
For decades, scientists have pondered the mystery of the moon’s ancient magnetism. Based on analyses of lunar samples, its now-deceased...
A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence...
If all goes well, on Thursday morning a NASA mission with extensive connections to MIT will be headed to a...
Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are an astronomical mystery, with their exact cause and origins still unconfirmed. These intense bursts...
When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across the sky. You may have a...
NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something...
ESA’s Gaia provides many new and improved insights into our galaxy and beyond with the release of five new data...
Within a neighboring dwarf galaxy known as the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) lies a dramatic region of star birth—NGC 346,...
Tens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats for Saturday’s rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun....
Astrophysicists have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to take a close look at a volatile star. In a...
Liquid has leaked from the Russian portion of the International Space Station but the crew are not in any danger,...
