As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch for a…
How Oumuamua Changes Our Perspective on Galactic Panspermia
Panspermia is an innately attractive idea that’s gained prominence in recent decades. Yet, among working scientists,…
A new study shows how the sun could permanently capture rogue planets
This illustration shows a rogue planet traveling through space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC) Interest in interstellar…
Exploring Deep Space: NASA Announces 2025 RASC-AL Competition
NASA has officially announced the 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition, an…
JWST imagery shows light from one of the earliest galaxies is due to continuing bursts from star formations
NIRSpec prism spectra of JADES-GS-z14-0. The central panel shows the 1D spectrum (black) and the associated…
Telfer Mine, Western Australia – NASA
In the arid outback of Western Australia, miners have excavated rust-colored soil to reach the precious…
Telfer Mine, Western Australia – NASA
Landsat 9’s Operational Land Imager-2 captured this image of the open pits and ponds of Telfer…
A New Model Explains How Gas and Ice Giant Planets Can Form Rapidly
The most widely recognized explanation for planet formation is the accretion theory. It states that small…
Astronomers use AI to find elusive stars ‘gobbling up’ planets
Credit: NASA, ESSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI). Astronomers have recently found hundreds of “polluted” white dwarf stars…
NASA Additive Manufacturing Project Shapes Future for Agency, Industry Rocket Makers
The widespread commercial adoption of additive manufacturing technologies, commonly known as 3D printing, is no surprise…