Scientists are constantly pushing the boundaries of knowledge and possibility. Over the last year, research teams around the ...

The Electric solar wind Sail doctors (E-Sailors) is a challenge-based Doctoral Network that aims to bring Electric solar wind sail (E-sail) from low Earth orbit (LEO) demonstration missions to the ...

Black holes — remnants of collapsed stars — have immense mass that curves spacetime so all paths lead inward. They also ...

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

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

At UNC Asheville, researchers are developing lightweight solar panels that can be built directly into greenhouses.

Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...

I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object ...

Space telescopes are typically optimized either to study a small patch of the sky across many wavelengths of light or to ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth today (Dec. 19, 2025). Here's the latest news you need to ...

The comet will reach its closest point to Earth at 1am EST (6am GMT) today, coming within 270 million kilometers of us. ...

While the comet will remain visible to telescopes for several months, tonight marks the moment it is nearest to Earth, making ...