Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is slated to be the next Great Observatory for the world. Its main focus has been ...

A newly discovered dwarf planet could hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of our solar system’s outer reaches — but what could it mean for humanity's future in space? As shutdown becomes 2nd ...

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Behind Summit Early Learning in Lewisburg, kids are just being kids. They are exploring the new outdoor learning environment that was built not that long ago. Executive Director Doug ...

More than 50 times further from the Sun than Earth, the tiny dwarf planet Makemake is one of the last places you'd expect to find an intact gaseous atmosphere. Not only is it incredibly cold, being ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact stellar ember - that appears to have gobbled up an icy world akin to the ...

Shaun Alexander is about to become a dad for the 14th time! The former Seattle Seahawks player announced in September 2025 that he and his wife, Valerie Alexander, are expecting another child to add ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope detected material from a Pluto-like body spiraling into a white dwarf star 260 light-years away from Earth. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Tim Pyle illustration For the ...

A new study found that there is no link between increased educational spending and student performance on standardized tests. Christopher Sadowski If you think spending more money on America’s schools ...

An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake. Sharp emission peaks near 3.3 microns reveal methane in the gas phase above ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. In our nearby stellar neighborhood, a burned-out star is snacking on a fragment of a Pluto-like object. With its ...

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, icy, egg-shaped planet in the far reaches of our solar system, beyond Neptune ...