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Bending Spacetime Reveals New Planet Hidden in Archived TESS Data
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has captured evidence of a Jupiter-like world orbiting another star, using a trick straight out of Einstein’s relativity: gravitational microlensing. The technique marks a first for TESS, and opens up the possibility of a whole new category of planets the spacecraft might uncover. Read Full Story read more
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'Flying saucer' arrives at NASA for Artemis 3 moon mission in time for World UFO Day | Space photo of the day for July 2, 2026
Just in time for UFO Day. Read Full Story read more
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Ancient ring discovered underground in Scotland could be a Stonehenge-like monument
A hidden ring of stones or timbers detected beneath peat at Machrie Moor could represent a previously unknown Neolithic or Bronze Age monument. Read Full Story read more
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James Webb telescope may have discovered a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan
A new study has identified a very specific wavelength of light missing from both Pluto and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The surprising signal suggests that these worlds harbor an unknown molecule that has not yet been seen anywhere in the solar system or beyond. Read Full Story read more
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What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings at a new angle. Skywatching Highlights Transcript An early morning hangout with the Moon and planets, a comet swings by, prime time for the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings shine at a new angle. That’s What’s Up… read more
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Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers
An ancient-DNA analysis of the bones of two members of the Renaissance Medici family has confirmed they had malaria when they died. Read Full Story read more
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'Rocket's Red Glare': How NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission celebrated America's 250th birthday
NASA joined in the semiquincentennial celebrations this year by painting "America 250" on the rocket that launched the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon. Read Full Story read more
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NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon —if the US wins the World Cup
NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the FIFA World Cup, agency chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday (June 30). Read Full Story read more
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ESA Outlines High-Tech Lander Instruments for 2050 Enceladus
Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, has become a prime solar system target for astrobiologists. This is because the small moon, which is just over 10 percent the diameter of Earth’s Moon, harbors a vast subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. This subsurface ocean combined with the geysers at Enceladus’ south pole that discharges bits of this ocean… read more
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Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks
"Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero crater." Read Full Story read more
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Are Alien Probes Hiding in Our Backyard? A New Study Says We’ve Barely Looked
Even at this early stage in our space faring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original intention. Five robotic explorers – Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, and New Horizons – are all on escape velocities out of the… read more
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An ancient piece of the moon found in Africa hints at a long-ago collision that turned the lunar surface molten
A meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the surface molten. Read Full Story read more