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The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...
The solar system holds extraordinary wonders, from Voyager 1’s historic journey into interstellar space after traveling ...
NASA’s IMAP mission, led by Princeton University’s David McComas, will study the heliosphere — the invisible electromagnetic ...
I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, ...
3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its hyperbolic orbit tells us ...
A space instrument built by the University of Colorado Boulder will launch aboard a NASA spacecraft on Sept. 23 to detect and ...
NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...
NASA's Voyager 1 launched 48 years ago in September 1977 on a decades-spanning journey to study the cosmos and search for ...
Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...
The anomalous nature of the object led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought experiment to it, highlighting everything ...
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NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.
NASA is preparing to launch a new observatory that will help scientists better understand space weather and the protective ...