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In our analysis this week, we look at how NASA's proposed budget would slash the agency's science division by nearly 50%.
For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...
Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...
The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's ...
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are ...
NASA's leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the agency, which is already bracing for potentially severe funding ...
The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is the fastest and largest of its kind, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into extrasolar ...
A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of conventional astronomy theory, and is making experts reconsider conventional ...
Once a realm of imagination and stargazing, the Solar System has now been revealed in stunning clarity through decades of ...
The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.
Astronomers in Hawaiʻi detected the solar system's third interstellar object, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, which poses no threat to ...