An interstellar traveler is getting closer to Earth than ever before: How to observe comet 3I/ATLAS
On December 19, this interstellar visitor with its peculiar composition offers a glimpse into the makeup of celestial bodies beyond the Sun
Frozen water found in a young star system for the first time
Astronomers in the United States and Spain have detected crystalline ice on a Sun-like star in its infancy
NASA astronaut Kathryn Thornton: ‘All the progress we’ve made over the past 70 years is in peril’
The physicist, one of the women who has spent the most time outside a spacecraft, discusses NASA, new technology, and what it feels like to walk in space
Trump threatens to cut NASA’s science budget in half
The American Astronomical Society warns that the proposed cuts would have ‘catastrophic’ consequences for the United States’ leadership in space exploration
Twin galaxy of the Milky Way discovered at the edge of the universe
A new study shows that similar galaxies existed 11.7 billion years ago, when the universe was barely 15% of its current age
The European Space Agency publishes the first images of the Euclid space mission
ESA presents the first results from the telescope that aims to understand the two biggest enigmas of the universe: dark matter and dark energy
Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang
Given the universe is 13.7 billion years old, that puts the age of this black hole at 13.2 billion years. This black hole is a whopper — 10 times bigger than the black hole in our own Milky Way
Webb Space Telescope reveals moment of stellar birth, dramatic close-up of 50 baby stars
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Scientists said the breathtaking shot provides the best clarity yet of this brief phase of a star’s life
‘Euclid’, the European space telescope that will open a window to the dark universe, blasts off successfully
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The launch from Cape Canaveral, with a SpaceX rocket, kicks off a mission to study the great enigmas of the universe from a spot 1.5 million kilometers from Earth
What do photographs of New York’s orange sky have in common with the search for (more) distant galaxies?
From a physical perspective, two of the James Webb Space Telescope’s most unexpected results are related to recent images of New York
Elon Musk’s satellites are ruining the view of space telescopes: ‘It’s getting worse’
Up to 6% of the observations made with the ‘Hubble’ are being spoiled by the Starlink network, which will multiply tenfold its number of satellites in the sky with the deployment of mega-constellations
The telescope with which NASA intends to search for new worlds
A new project known as the Habitable World Observatory aims to better understand near-Earth exoplanets and study those that could support life
What are those giant telescopes looking at?
The process of defining the scientific objectives of these large observatories is complex and comprehensive
James Webb Space Telescope: Atmosphere of excitement as astronomers study climate on other planets
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Planetary experts think the probe could potentially discover clues to help answer the fundamental question of “Where do we come from?”