Scientists have been cataloging comet 3I/ATLAS’s journey through the Solar System since July, tracking major milestones as the rare interstellar visitor moves closer to Earth.
An experimental NASA solar sail can be seen in the night sky as it orbits the Earth. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) launched in April 2024 atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. The ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, collecting rare data as the ancient object made ...
3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. On ...
On April 23, NASA launched a solar sail protype to orbit around our planet — a piece of technology that could very well revolutionize the way we think about spacecraft propulsion. Then, on Aug. 29, ...
NASA has always strived to solve the intriguing mysteries of space. The organization's Voyager mission, launched in 1977, was also a step in that direction, according to IFL Science. The mission's ...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made a significant breakthrough in space exploration by observing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, providing a fresh perspective on an object passing through our solar system ...
The newest bunch of space enthusiasts in NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors Program is hard at work, planning events to educate various communities on their one true passion: space. The program, which is ...
The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...
On June 25, Tuesday, a small fleet of scientific instruments known as the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) will be launched into 22,000 miles in space. Developed by researchers ...
A different kind of solar eclipse took place on X Monday courtesy of NASA’s sun and moon social media accounts. Monday marked a rare and highly-anticipated solar eclipse that took place across North ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of ...