Trump nominated Isaacman to become NASA administrator, but then reversed that decision in June, perhaps coincidentally a ...
U.S. officials continue monitoring interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS despite the government shutdown, with NASA coordinating updates and congressional discussions on new data and upcoming observations.
James Webb Space telescope spots 'big red dot' in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named 'BiRD' ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS was first detected on July 1, 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). As it approached the Sun, it displayed a subtle non-gravitational acceleration, ...
Astronomers may have found the universe’s first stars formed after the Big Bang, using JWST data and gravitational lensing.
Near term performance may be impacted by recent reductions in the NASA science program and the extended government shutdown.Berkeley, Calif., ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS isn’t hiding from view; it has been coming from behind the Sun, making it hard for ground-based telescopes to track. That’s why we haven’t seen much of it yet. So no, this doesn’t mean ...
A new moon has emerged in orbit around Uranus, adding another member to the planet's growing celestial family.
In the communications, NASA managers wrote that equipment not moved in time — including one-of-a-kind hardware — could be thrown away or donated. In a statement, a NASA spokesperson said the building ...
Trapped in a gravitational push and pull between Jupiter and other Jovian moons, Io is constantly being stretched and ...
For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of stars, primordial relics of the early universe. And ...