Neptune Know-It-All: A Neptune trivia quiz
In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of Neptune's features, moons, and the science that keeps astronomers fascinated.
James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-forming disk around infant star
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young star, uncovering some strange and unexpected chemistry.
Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet?
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Uranus's strange rotation, chilly atmosphere, and curious collection of moons.
Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.
NASA puts asteroid Bennu under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 29, 2025
The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.
‘We need to broaden our search, and now we can.’ Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter
Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter particles that could be "WIMPier than WIMPS."
Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them
It will take the most sensitive instruments ever imagined to reveal ripples from the Big Bang, but they could change our understanding of the entire universe.
Meet Surya, the 1st-of-its-kind AI model NASA and IBM built to predict solar storms
A new NASA-IBM algorithm called Surya could be a major leap in space weather forecasting.
A dead ‘sun’ forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image
The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.
‘A remarkable discovery’: Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star
Astronomers are amazed to have discovered a baby exoplanet gobbling up matter around an infant star like a planetary Pac-Man.