New research sheds light on icy ocean worlds like Jupiter's Europa, focusing on a novel thermodynamic concept called the "cenotectic." This concept helps determine the conditions under which liquid ...

A gigantic asteroid, comparable in size to an airplane, is racing toward Earth at a speed of 26,177 km/h. Named 2024 YL7, ...

Asteroid AB 2025 is set to make an astonishingly close approach to Earth, passing at a distance of just 1.2 million miles.

A NASA X-ray imager is heading to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis campaign, where it will capture the first global images of the magnetic field that shields Earth from solar radiation.

Discover the fascinating story of Söderfjärden, a meteorite crater in Finland that has witnessed dramatic transformations ...

Australia is a land like no other. The world’s smallest continent and largest island, it’s a vast place that guarantees its ...

The Parker Solar Probe broke its record by flying closer to the sun than ever before, reaching a distance of just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from its surface. During this encounter, the probe ...

Lorna Simpson encountered this book several years ago and has since remained curious about the stuff-of-legends yet ...

From November 6-8, 2024, the NASA Science Activation Program’s Planetary Resources and Content Heroes (ReaCH) project held a ...

With clear skies and a little patience, January offers an unforgettable view of our solar system's wonders. Make time to ...

The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours, when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...

This asteroid belonged to the class of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), which are objects of scientific interest due to their near ...