The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

The science communicator, a disciple of Stephen Hawking, believes it will be decades before we colonize Mars. But he says we ...

NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) was built for the ambitious purpose of performing an all-sky survey. The data it collects ...

NASA's new SPHEREx observatory has released its first all-sky cosmic map. This map uses 102 infrared wavelengths to reveal the universe in unprecedented detail. Scientists can now study cosmic ...

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.

New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: after ...

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.

Comets usually fade quietly once they swing past the Sun. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS did not follow the same path. Instead, ...

When you look up at the night sky, it seems deep black with bright stars scattered across it. That familiar view leads many ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will conduct a wide-area survey to study dark matter, dark energy, and the expansion of the universe across 11 billion light-years.

SpaceX and Blue Origin are shifting focus to moon missions, influenced by NASA's lunar priorities and geopolitical competition.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) instructed NASA to temporarily pause funding for a number of science missions. The move aligns with the White House’s proposed cuts for NASA’s 2026 budget, ...