AVIRIS-5 is one of the newest tools in a joint research project from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) called GEMx. The project is designed to search for surface traces of critical minerals, ...

Comet‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ 3I/ATLAS is just the third object that we know of that has been observed to pass through our solar system ...

Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed as a ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest Earth pass early on Dec. 19. Here's what astronomers know about its origin and speed.

Weather forecasting is one of the most advanced sciences on Earth. But it’s also one of the most complex and humbling. Here's ...

The mystifying 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet is blazing toward Earth and will soon come as close to our planet as it ever will.

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

Built to last, NASA’s Perseverance rover continues its long journey across Mars, collecting samples and revealing the ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.

In 2008, astronomers detected an unexplained bright object located 25 light-years from Earth in the Piscis Austrinus ...

Satellites are moving closer to Earth as very low Earth orbit gains attention. This article explains the benefits, technical challenges, and research behind VLEO satellite operations and future use ...