News

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found the “strongest evidence” yet of life beyond our solar system.
In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...
Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a ...
A nearly month-long space mission is ready to lift off, with final preparations being made at the Kennedy Center. To be clear, not NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but rather the John F. "Earth ...
Capturing the partial solar eclipse from the iconic landmark at Stonehenge was awe-inspiring in more ways than one' ...
On board Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft, which made a moon landing on March 6, were cutting-edge MIT payloads : a depth-mapping camera and a ...
The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael H. Wong (UC Berkeley) / VISUALIZATION: Joseph ...
"The solar cells used in space now are amazing, reaching efficiencies of 30% to even 40%, but that efficiency comes with a price," says lead researcher Felix Lang of the University of Potsdam ...
Scientists are developing solar panels from moon dust that could turn the Moon’s surface into an energy source for future ...
Otherworlds artist Michael Benson explores the 'alchemy' he uses to transform space agency data into true-colour images of our solar system. Michael Benson's images combine art and science to explore ...
Related: Solar-sailing probes may soon get their moment in the sun NOAA's Office of Space Weather Observations oversees the ...
CHILD: So how old is our solar system? MADDIE: That’s a great question! Let’s ask an expert. DR BECKY: Hi, I’m Dr Becky and I am a space expert. Now, the solar system and all the planets in ...