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Could Comet 3I/ATLAS teach us about life beyond Earth? Scientists say the story's not over yet.Analysis No evidence has been found linking 3I/ATLAS to aliens. But the interstellar object, just the third of its kind to be found, shows that life's molecular precursors are abundant in the Milky Way.
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Astronomers detected radio signals coming from an exoplanet for the first time. Spoiler alert: It's not aliens.Scientists have found the first convincing direct evidence of radio signals coming out of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. Even if it's not aliens, it could still teach us something big about life in space.
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Curiosity's top 10 photos of Mars after 5,000 days of explorationCuriosity has been photographing Mars in its search for evidence of water and life for over 5,000 Martian days. Here are 10 of the most surprising and weird photos the rover has sent back to Earth.
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'Once every 130 years': A huge new crater on the moon could be a giant leap for lunar science, researcher saysInterview Scientists using NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have discovered McGetchin crater, a giant new impact structure measuring more than 700 feet wide. LRO investigator Julie Stopar explains what the discovery could mean for humanity's future on the moon.
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory detects one of the smallest and faintest satellite galaxies ever seenAstronomers looking at Vera C. Rubin Observatory test data have discovered 'Aquarius IV', believed to be a brand new satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located 350,000 light-years away.
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What are you most excited for NASA's Roman Space Telescope to find?Poll NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has taken its first pictures of space as it heads toward its orbital location. From there, it will begin scanning deep space to uncover more about our universe.
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Southern Taurid meteor shower begins — how to spot blazing 'fireballs' from now till NovemberThe Southern Taurid meteor shower, one of the longest-running meteor showers of the year, is on from now until late November. Here are the two peak nights to watch for.
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'On our way to groundbreaking science': Stars turn neon-green in first test image from NASA's Roman telescopeSpace photo of the week This week, NASA turned on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's powerful 300-megapixel camera for the first time. The debut test image promises "groundbreaking science" to come with NASA already talking about doubling the mission's lifespan.
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An 'impossible' black hole merger may finally be solved — but it raises an even bigger mysteryNew research suggests that a perplexing signal created by a pair of colliding black holes may have been warped by a space-time phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. This theory could finally explain the "impossible" size of the merging singularities, but it also poses a new problem.
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