Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe.

Astronomers have uncovered a massive new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, lurking at the edge of our solar system. With an orbit stretching 25,000 years and a size that may qualify it as a dwarf ...

Aliens may have been closer to Earth than first thought. New research from NASA reveals that Ceres, the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, harbored the right conditions to ...

Orbiting Saturn lies a quiet enigma - Rhea, the second-largest of its moons. Discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Cassini, Rhea has ice cliffs, bizarre internal structures, and an unexplained absence that ...

NASA has launched Surya, its new heliophysics artificial intelligence foundation model to empower solar scientists with tools to enhance research and space weather forecasting. Southwest Research ...

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Other good stops for stargazing are on Palomar Mountain, “especially going down East Grade Road and overlooking Lake Henshaw.

NASA has debunked the proposal of controversial astronomer Avi Loeb, who claimed the comet 3I/ATLAS could be malicious alien ...

Rocket Lab posted strong Q2 growth with rising margins, a $1B backlog, and solid liquidity to support Neutron and NSSL ...

Aug. 19 (UPI) --NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection through the James Webb Space Telescope. The discovery was made ...

Projects such as solar panels and electric school buses may not meet new deadlines for tax credits under the “big, beautiful ...

Astronomers using the powerful eye of the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a previously unknown moon whirling around Uranus, according to NASA. The discovery boosts the number of moons known to ...