New research shows hidden Venus asteroids could unleash city-sized impacts. Learn why they’re so hard to spot and how telescopes might find them.

The service is amid an organizational transformation, aligning acquisition programs with mission areas under units it calls ...

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) — the country’s largest organization of Earth and space scientists, engineers, and ...

An international study led by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil has identified a little-known but potentially significant threat: Asteroids that share Venus's orbit and may ...

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

Event Horizon Telescope data reveal the magnetic field around M87* shifted, weakened and then flipped, defying theoretical expectations.

At nearly 14,000 feet, Mauna Kea sits above most of Earth’s weather, making it a legendary spot for astronomical ...

Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.

A recent discovery by astronomers has sparked intrigue and curiosity in the scientific community. An object, exhibiting unusual characteristics and a rare orbit, has been found parked near Earth’s ...

Fast-forward to today: we’ve gone from one lonely planet to a catalog of thousands. The pace is accelerating. In 2015, NASA’s Kepler telescope had confirmed its 1,000th exoplanet. By 2022, the tally ...

The Minnesota Astronomical Society will host Astronomy Day at Eagle Lake Observatory on September 27, 2025, featuring solar viewing, expert talks, and nighttime sky observations.

Astronomers have recently detected an intriguing “heartbeat signal” emanating from deep space, capturing the attention and curiosity of the scientific community. This signal, a Fast Radio Burst (FRB), ...