Two cosmic collisions near the star Fomalhaut solve the mystery of a disappearing "planet" and show rare planetesimal crashes ...

When interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on December 19, 2025, it did not become a spectacular object in the night ...

An asteroid roughly the size of a small city may slam into the Moon in 2032, and if it does, the blast could hurl clouds of lunar rock into space and toward Earth. Scientists say the odds of a direct ...

NASA is quietly laying the groundwork for a new generation of robots that will not just survive on Mars, but move, scout and ...

One of the primary goals of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to detect atmospheres around exoplanets, to try to suss ...

Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, and now scientists can model them more accurately than ever ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...

Highlights of this year’s book reviews and excerpts on topics including gun violence prevention, cash transfers, refugees, regenerative agriculture, adapting to climate change, reinventing solidarity, ...

"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to ...

From an interstellar comet to breathtaking auroras and from brand-new rockets to iconic space telescopes, here are some of our favorite images from the cosmos in 2025 ...

FLAMINGO simulation maps the universe but reveals a puzzling mismatch: galaxies cluster less than theory predicts.

According to a UOC study, information and debate improve critical awareness in the use of artificial intelligence ...