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Iconic NASA Probe That Visited Pluto Could Go Dark Thanks to Trump Cuts
If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s.
Astronomers capture the birth of planets outside our solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...
Trump’s NASA budget could cede solar system to China, scientists warn
There is a fully tenured NASA spacecraft named Mars Odyssey that has been faithfully orbiting the Red Planet since October ...
NASA confirms 3I/ATLAS as third interstellar object passing through our solar system
NASA confirms the arrival of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object. The ATLAS project spotted it in June 2025. Its speed ...
Astronomers spot an interstellar object zipping through our solar system
Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, ...
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NASA's flying science labs are mapping minerals and deposits from high in the sky
NASA and USGS are mapping critical minerals in the American West using airborne sensors to help reduce U.S. reliance on ...
Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
Comet believed to be 3 billion years older than our solar system
Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...