When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned toward interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in August 2025, astronomers were looking for more than just an unusual object; they were seeking validation for a ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich ...

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors for the first time, revealing cosmic secrets ...

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But machinery used on the moon must function in low gravity, a vacuum and amid abrasive lunar dust. It must also survive the two-week lunar night of electronics-killing temperatures that plunge to ...

What processes other than water and energy could be responsible for creating life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology hopes to address ...

A team of private astronauts have become the first spacefarers to get an up-close view of the North and South poles – a unique trajectory that Houston researchers hope will provide crucial insights ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew ...