P erihelion – or the Earth's closest approach to our host star – will take place on January 3, 2026. At this point, our ...

Christmas Day will be quite warm across the U.S. only days after the winter solstice. Here is an explanation of why winter ...

Discovered in early 2025 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey, 3I/ATLAS hails from outside our solar system, much like its predecessors 'Oumuamua (1I/2017 U1) and ...

This third confirmed interstellar comet to enter our neighborhood has captivated astronomers and sparked debate within the scientific community. NASA ...

When NASA’s free-flying helpers on the International Space Station drifted into trouble, the solution did not come from a new ...

Scientists are constantly pushing the boundaries of knowledge and possibility. Over the last year, research teams around the ...

Today is one astronomers, stargazers and alien conspiracy theorists have been waiting for: interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is as ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS safely passed Earth this morning as it continues its brief trip through our solar system.

A billion years ago, days lasted 19 hours: the balance between the oceans, the atmosphere, and the Moon slowed down the Earth ...

The mystifying 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet is blazing toward Earth and will soon come as close to our planet as it ever will.

Earth's seasons look very different at locations not far from each other, 20 years' worth of satellite data reveals. Earth's seasonal cycles can vary dramatically across short distances, even at the ...