SPHEREx will begin routine science operations in late April, NASA said. At that time, the space telescope will begin taking ...

Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — that's an impact risk of around 1%. Experts urged caution, though noting that ...

With the first round of Webb observations complete, the chances of 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon isn't zero. "While an Earth ...

At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-earth creativity. Professor Erik Demaine ’s work in computational origami blends art and mathematics to solve intricate problems, ...

The rare cosmic phenomenon, called an Einstein ring, occurs when massive objects can bend light due to their gravitational ...

NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list ...

The spins of some early galaxies could be a clue that the entire observable universe exists within a black hole—except, that ...

SPHEREx's new images — containing roughly 100,000 points of light stars, galaxies and nebulae — have confirmed that the ...