Space

The image, allegedly captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, shows what appears to be a bright, cylindrical object streaking through the planet’s dusty sky. The photo quickly went...

The arrival of 3I/ATLAS marks another rare moment in astronomy, following the discoveries of ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. All three are thought to be comet-like objects...

Rumours circulating across social media platforms have sparked alarm, with users claiming that a giant comet known as 3I/ATLAS is heading towards Earth and poses a “major threat to...

First identified in July 2025 by the ATLAS survey in Chile, 3I/ATLAS is travelling at a remarkable 58 kilometres per second along a hyperbolic orbit, confirming its interstellar origin.

Preliminary data suggest that 3I/ATLAS has a nucleus under 1 kilometre wide, though some analyses propose a larger size, possibly up to 11 kilometres.

Nearly two decades after NASA’s Cassini spacecraft first sampled Enceladus’ icy plumes, scientists have identified complex organic molecules that may be precursors to life, strengthening the moon’s status as...

Astronomers have discovered 63 previously unknown young asteroid families, groups of space rocks that formed relatively recently through collisions, bringing…

NASA Captures Boston Harbor’s Ancient Glacial Landscape from Space NASA’s Earth Observatory has released a striking satellite image of Boston…