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 ...
The New York metropolitan area was showing the effects of a prolonged cold spell in late January 2026. During a stretch of frigid weather, ice choked the Hudson River along Manhattan’s western shore.
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 ...