You think that NASA has everything ironed out for its biggest series of missions so far: the Artemis missions, which will eventually send a crew of astronauts to the lunar surface. But as Artemis II prepares to launch and the rocket is prepared for liftoff, NASA is still adapting, though not necessarily for the better. … Read more
Request: NASA technology has discovered a “super-Earth” exoplanet that emits “strange signals.” Rating: Rating: Mostly True What is True: Scientists using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite discovered an exoplanet, which NASA defines as any planet beyond our solar system. What is False: However, the coining of the phrase “strange signals” came from reports and social … Read more
NASA is preparing to send astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit for the first time in decades. On track to launch its Artemis II mission as early as February, NASA will spend the next month preparing to send its first manned mission to the Moon in half a century. The next stage is a particularly tricky one, … Read more
After more than five months in space, four astronauts on a mission known as Crew-11 are about to cut short their mission and return to Earth. Since early August, the crew of the joint NASA-SpaceX mission has lived and worked on the International Space Station, conducting scientific research and maintaining the iconic outpost. But a … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn from reading this story: The discovery of an engine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game changer for human space travel. There’s just one problem—such a device defies the laws of physics. This limitation has not stopped people from investigating the possibility, and the latest addition … Read more
In the summer of 2025, a massive 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. While this is not one of the five largest earthquakes ever recorded, it is still impressively powerful. That earthquake triggered a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean, and NASA’s new SWOT satellite captured the monster wave in … Read more
The most sensational story of the year for astronomers was the discovery of comet 3I/ATLAS, which was first observed on July 1, 2025 by NASA’s Asteroid Earth Impact Warning System (ATLAS). Although comets regularly pass by Earth, the most famous being Halley’s Comet, there is something extra special about this new find. Halley’s and other … Read more
When you purchase through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Bleached white rocks on Mars. On Earth, rocks like these only form after millions of years of hot, wet conditions. | Credit: NASA Mars was once home to wet, humid areas that received heavy rainfall, similar to tropical … Read more
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, a cosmic rock first discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile on July 1, 2025. mid-October — expanding that catalog with some of the clearest and most detailed look at the comet yet. The images … Read more
It used to be that once your star had fallen in Donald Trump’s orbit, it was destined never to rise again. Any number of discarded former allies stretching back to Trump’s first term can testify to that much. One who came out of a political black hole to return to the president’s firmament is the … Read more