NASA’s SPHEREx observatory completes stunning 1st cosmic map

NASA’s SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, which are invisible to the…

Strange ‘spider’ on Europa hints at water lurking below

View larger. | NASA’s Galileo spacecraft captured this view of the ‘spider’ on Europa – one…

No ocean on Titan? New research reveals slushy ice world

View larger. | Artist’s illustration of the Cassini spacecraft during a flyby of Titan. Previous analysis…

Earth’s radio bubble marks how far our signals have traveled

This image shows how far Earth’s radio broadcasts traveled across our Milky Way galaxy. No, not…

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View larger. | The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on…

Solar wind ‘U-turn’ spotted by Parker Solar Probe

These images of our star’s solar wind, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, show a phenomenon…

Earth’s atmosphere sheds onto the moon!

This illustration shows how the solar wind (red) strips ions (blue) from Earth’s upper atmosphere. Some…

Weird, ultra-hot, double-tailed planet surprises scientists

View larger. | Artist’s concept of the double-tailed planet WASP-121 b. The tails span nearly 60%…

Researchers question methane atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e

Artist’s concept of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, about 40 light-years from Earth. A new study urges caution when…

Astronomers create 1st map of the sun’s outer boundary

Artist’s concept of the boundary in the sun’s atmosphere, where the speed of the outward solar…