A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will allow planetary scientists to study the magnetic signature of the early solar ...

Earth’s gravity has a lot to do with what people think is up and what is down. Things fall down toward the ground, but that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our solar system is mostly arranged along one plane in space, as in this not-to-scale artist's diagram. NASA/JPL, CC BY If you’ve ...

In this study, NRM measurements suggest that the observed characteristics of Ryugu particles is a chemical remanent magnetization, likely acquired during growth of framboidal magnetite that occurred ...

To uncover the history of our solar system, it is necessary to study the dynamic evolution of the ancient solar nebula materials. These materials interacted and coevolved with the weak but widespread ...

Scientists have found hints there may be two Kuiper Belts, or at least two separate components of the belt, right on the edge of our Solar System. The Kuiper Belt is a doughnut-shaped region of icy ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in a bizarre nebula that looks like a brain floating in space. Formed ...

Using NASA's SPHEREx space telescope, astronomers have observed remnants of the eruption of Nova Persei 1901. As a result, ...

Astronomers typically describe the cosmos with numbers that are, well, astronomical. They measure distances within our galaxy ...

NASA astronomers have released shocking images of a new space discovery. The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new ...

Webb has captured the haunting “Exposed Cranium” nebula—an otherworldly cloud shaped by a dying star that looks remarkably like a brain inside a skull.

India's dark sky reserves at Hanle and Pench are working. The science is intact, the wildlife is recovering, and the Milky Way is still visible. But with no national policy on light pollution, ...