NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to cosmic ...

A candidate planet that might be remarkably similar to Earth, HD 137010 b, has one potentially big difference: It could be colder than perpetually frozen Mars.

New analysis of decades-old data has turned up a significant result: the first discovery of ammonia-bearing compounds on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.

Engineers and scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, completed tests this month on a second early version of a key element ...

F.10 Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) solicits development and flight of a ...

A total lunar eclipse will redden the Moon on March 3, 2026. Here’s what you need to know. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes directly between the Sun and Moon, casting a gigantic shadow across ...

247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting ...

Isotopes are different forms of the same element. Each form has the same number of protons in their nuclei, but a different number of neutrons. Nitrogen in the atmosphere is found primarily as ...

The mountains of the western United States are sporting thin winter coats in early 2026. Although most regions saw average or above-average precipitation in fall and early winter, warmer temperatures ...

Amendment 44: Final Text for B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research (HFR) solicits investigations that advance the fundamental physical understanding of the ...

At about 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of New Zealand’s South Island, the sparsely populated Chatham Islands are rugged, remote, and often inconspicuous. In January 2026, however, a ring of bright ...

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region. The instruments will improve our ...