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Halley's Comet dazzles from afar in spectacular astrophoto of Orionid meteor shower
This incredible composite image of Orionid meteors was captured as Earth passed through the debris trail shed by Halley's Comet.
Source: Space.com
NASA, Virginia Launch Power Partnership for Energy Security
NASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia. NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia...
Source: NASA
NASA closes the book on epic OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission: 'I am immensely proud of what we did'
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission formally ended on Sept. 30, 2026, though scientists will continue to study the pieces of space rock i...
Source: Space.com
Four years ago, NASA punched an asteroid. Europe's Hera probe arrives this month to inspect the wreckage
NASA's DART mission made a cosmic mess four years ago — and now a new spacecraft is ready to scout out exactly what the first-of-its-kind collisi...
Source: Space.com
ESA's Hera Mission Targets Binary Asteroid Pair in November
In just one more month, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission will make history. Moving at 12 kilometers per second versus Earth, the mission is ab...
Source: Universe Today
The great Halley's Comet disappointment of 1986 — and the discoveries that changed astronomy forever
What disappointed skywatchers in 1986 became a scientific triumph, as an international fleet of spacecraft revealed the secrets of the world's mo...
Source: Space.com
UAE unveils lander for bold 7-asteroid mission set to launch in 2028 (photos)
In March 2028, the UAE is set to launch an ambitious mission to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that will culminate with a landing attempt ...
Source: Space.com
Want to do NASA research? 24 new US projects backed by $23 million will let citizen scientists hunt comets, study space weather and explore Earth data — all you need to know
NASA has selected 24 organizations to partake in a new Science Activation portfolio aimed at public engagement. This initiative will provide hands-on ...
Source: The Times of India
Asteroid Bennu Has an Identity Crisis, and Jupiter Might Be to Blame
Asteroid sample return missions have brought well preserved samples of the early solar system (that hadn’t been roasted in a fireball) back to Earth f...
Source: Universe Today
What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiade...
Source: NASA
ESA And JAXA's Planetary Defense Mission Powers On For The First Time
There’s a once-in-a-millennia astronomical opportunity coming up in about three years, and space agencies are rushing to make sure they’re ready for i...
Source: Universe Today
Asteroids Named After Tom Lehrer and 'Weird Al' Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic's name has just been approved for a new asteroid — (14331) Alyankovic = 1981 EC26 — by the International Astronomic...
Source: Slashdot.org
“Weird Al” Hopes New Asteroid Named in His Honor Doesn’t Bring on the Alpocalypse
"Weird Al" Yankovic has received the astronomical honor of having an asteroid named after him, with (14331) Alyankovic sitting between Mars ...
Source: Consequence.net
APOD: 2026 September 26 – Mirrored Meteor and Milky Way
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 26 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Pictu...
Source: NASA
New Lunar Crater Offers Keys To Moon’s Shallow Subsurface
Asteroids which strike the Moon and create new craters offer lunar scientists a window onto the workings of our natural satellite’s shallow subsurface...
Source: Universe Today
How Diffractive Solar Sails Could Stop a Killer Asteroid at 100 km/s
Asteroids don’t come with a warning label that they might one day hit Earth. While we don’t know of any currently on course to do so, we are finding t...
Source: Universe Today
Space Rocks Carry Hundreds of Thousands of Complex Organic Molecules—and We Just Photographed Them
Scientists have known for a while that meteorites contain the “building blocks” of life - complex organic molecules such as amino acids, simple sugars...
Source: Universe Today
Scientists Release Details About Moon's New Massive Crater
It's easy to think of the Moon as the static constant companion in the night sky. Its face hasn’t visibly changed in millennia, and always faces ...
Source: Universe Today
The road to the asteroid belt runs through the Moon
NASA is leading a new effort to develop a lunar base, one that requires development of many technologies needed to live on the lunar surface for exten...
Source: The Space Review
APOD: 2026 September 13 – Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 13 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Pictu...
Source: NASA