In an ambitious new proposal, scientists suggest that humanity could soon turn the Sun into a colossal telescope, allowing us to observe distant cosmic objects in ways never before possible. By ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has just made its closest pass by Earth. came within about 168 million miles (270 million km) of our planet. Scientists say there is no danger at all as the object passed ...
A team of astronomers found no radio signals from the comet that would suggest it is an extraterrestrial spaceship. The comet was confirmed in July 2025 as the third known object to enter our solar ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...
Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space—and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams hinge ...