"This result marks a turning point: instead of just detecting these mysterious flashes, we can now see exactly where they're ...

The provisionally named S/2025 U1 is so small it had gone unnoticed by probes and telescopes for the past 40 years.

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have discovered a tiny, previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus ...

New data from the James Webb telescope suggests that Bennu and Ryugu — two asteroids recently visited by sample-return ...

As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found an unknown moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s total to 29 — and more likely remain undiscovered.

"Considering the direction and frequency of our most common signals gives insights into where we should be looking to improve ...

Though the days are fast ticking by, that success is far from assured. DART is the first-ever test of what NASA calls a ...

( Nanowerk News) Southwest Research Institute led a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) survey, discovering a previously unknown tiny moon orbiting Uranus. A team led by SwRI’s Dr. Maryame El Moutamid ...

Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute have found strong evidence that near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu share a common origin with Polana, a much larger asteroid in the main belt. By ...

If an extraterrestrial intelligence were looking for signs of human communications, when and where should they look? In a new ...

Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.