Scientists have found a rare magnetic twist near Earth that forms when the solar wind reconnects with our planet, revealing a hidden pathway for space energy. Space around Earth is structured by magnetic fields that guide plasma, control space weather,...

NASA’s Hubble and Webb telescopes have discovered that small, icy objects beyond Neptune may hold the key to understanding the early history of our planets. A collaborative investigation by the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes has uncovered a...

Nearly 100 sheep are roaming a Volkswagen solar farm, replacing machines in a surprising experiment under 31,000 panels. In the outskirts of Września, western Poland, roughly one hundred Greater Poland sheep have been deployed among more than 31,000...

New Hubble observations suggest comet 41P may have slowed down, stopped, and started spinning the opposite way after its close pass by the Sun in 2017. Comets may look calm in telescope images, glowing softly against the dark sky. But in reality, they...

NASA has completed stacking the Artemis III boosters and installing its four RS-25 engines, moving the Moon rocket closer to critical fueling tests. NASA has marked a significant advancement in its Artemis III mission, confirming the completion of the...

Astronomers have uncovered new insights into the frozen origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, shedding light on its mysterious journey through space. Astronomers have traced the origins of 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor to our...

NASA’s New Horizons mission faces an uncertain future as budget constraints threaten further exploration of the solar system’s mysterious outer edge. NASA’s New Horizons probe is venturing deeper into the solar system than perhaps any mission in its...

Analysis of asteroid samples from Bennu and Ryugu suggests they formed closer to the Sun, revealing new insights into the solar system’s early history. Dust samples retrieved from the asteroid Bennu are challenging long-held assumptions about where the...

the “intact satellite” scenario is more probable if the impact occurred within the first 60 million years of the solar system’s history. A later collision, when the planets had more time to cool and solidify, would more likely favor the traditional,...

on the Moon, establish sustainable operations, and eventually use lunar resources to support deeper missions into the solar system. None of that is possible without first proving that humans can safely travel to and from the Moon again. The Final Days...

NASA’s Psyche probe leverages a Mars flyby to calibrate instruments and gather unique planetary data en route to its asteroid mission. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft performed a close‑up flyby of Mars in July 2026, gathering fresh measurements and rare...

New lunar radio missions on the Moon’s far side could reveal the universe’s mysterious cosmic dark ages, long before the first stars and galaxies formed. The far side of the Moon, a rugged expanse defined by ancient impact basins and jagged peaks,...

A solar spacecraft has uncovered a long-hidden phenomenon on the Sun, revealing new insights into the mysterious behavior of our star. A team of researchers led by Yuhang Gao and Professor Hui Tian from Peking University has identified thousands of...

New research reveals that giant sunspots may enable the Sun to trigger rare and powerful superflares, potentially posing risks to our modern technology. New evidence suggests the Sun possesses the underlying mechanics to generate “superflares,” rare...

magnetic field lines are constantly reconfigured, driving the solar wind—a stream of charged particles—outward into the solar system. Occasionally, these field lines twist and fold back on themselves, creating the switchbacks that have long been a...

exploration, driven by advanced imaging technology and sophisticated orbital analysis that is effectively mapping the solar system’s mysterious outer frontier. As of October 28, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Small-Body Database tracks 8,291 TNOs....

Study shows Uranus’s odd rotation stretches its bow shock, causing it to expand and contract every planetary day. New simulations reveal that the ice giant Uranus reshapes its bow shock on a daily basis, driven by the planet’s extreme axial tilt and an...

A nonprofit plans to launch humanity’s first interstellar mission to Alpha Centauri by 2029, using solar power and electric thrust for the 80,000-year trek. Reaching another star system usually evokes visions of high-speed light sails or futuristic...

as a “hot-classical” trans-Neptunian object, possessing an orbit tilted nearly 25 degrees relative to the plane of the solar system. This dynamic, disturbed path suggests that 2026 ED138 may have been gravitationally scattered by the gas giants in the...

The detection of nitrogen-rich ions in comet 3I/ATLAS suggests it originated in an extraordinarily cold environment far beyond our solar system. Astronomers have uncovered new evidence suggesting that the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS originated in a...