Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago
New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS blasts a jet towards the sun in new telescope image
Comet 3I/ATLAS is warming up as it approaches the sun, causing a jet to emerge. The jet is visible in a dramatic new image.
A doomed planet is being torn up by its ‘zombie’ white dwarf star — but astronomers don’t understand why
The destroyed planet has spewed material onto the white dwarf's surface, with astronomers detecting 13 different elements originating from the rocky body.
Satellite photos show White House East Wing demolished to make way for Trump ballroom
Satellite photos taken by Planet depict the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for the planned Trump Ballroom.
Milky Way dazzles over Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for Oct. 24, 2025
Perched high in Chile's Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sees a breathtaking view of the Milky Way's southern arc.
Astronomers discover 2nd fastest asteroid in the solar system hiding in the sun’s glare
A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest known asteroid in the solar system.
A faint glow in the Milky Way could be a dark matter footprint
The century-old mystery of dark matter — the invisible glue thought to hold galaxies together — just got a modern clue.
This is the largest-ever galaxy cluster catalog. Could it reveal clues about the dark universe?
Astronomers have unveiled a new catalog of massive galaxy clusters, revealing new insight on the evolution of the universe.
Scientists watch rings forming around a solar system world for the 1st time
Chiron is forming a ring system, and scientists seem to have caught the action.
Super-Earth less than 20 light-years away is an exciting lead in the search for life
The super-Earth exoplanet is "one of the best candidates in the search for an atmospheric signature of life."