Now, an international team of researchers reports in the journal Science Advances that a short time later, a more than ...

Two SETI Institute planetary scientists now have asteroids bearing their names, an honor! The International Astronomical ...

Our First Quarter 2026 Activity Report captures the discoveries, collaborations, educational initiatives, and public outreach ...

From a marathon milestone on Mars to a sky filled with satellite trails above Chile’s deserts, this week’s collection ...

Enjoy fifty years of planetary exploration, from a classic Viking view of Mars’ immense Argyre Basin to new asteroid ...

When astronomers observe distant exoplanets, they sometimes encounter a frustrating result: instead of revealing the chemical fingerprints of an atmosphere, the data appear almost completely flat.

Cropped image of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observation of comet 3I/ATLAS with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph ...

Dr. Tiscareno studies how things move (dynamics) in the solar system. In many cases, he applies dynamical methods to Saturn’s rings and other planetary ring systems. He is a Participating Scientist ...

The CAMS network uses an array of low-light video surveillance cameras positioned around the world that keep a constant watch on the night sky. Shooting stars are nature’s atmospheric fireworks ...