Spiral galaxy is a stunning cosmic wheel in head-turning image | Space photo of the day for March 3, 2026

The galaxy NGC 941 was imaged by the Subaru Telescope at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai’i.

This record-breaking quadruple star system is so jam-packed it could fit between Jupiter and our sun

“TIC 120362137 is currently the most compact known 3+1-type quadruple star system.”

The world’s 1st private space telescope just spotted its 1st star. Here’s what it saw.

The world’s first commercial space telescope has released its first image as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars that might host habitable exoplanets.

Rare glass from 6-million-year-old meteorite strike found in Brazil — but the crater is still missing

There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.

How fast is the universe actually expanding? Ripples in spacetime could finally solve ‘Hubble tension’

Using gravitational waves as a measure of the universe’s rate of expansion could solve the biggest headache in physics, the so-called “Hubble tension.”

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shines in new image | Space photo of the day for March 2, 2026

The JUICE spacecraft captured its first detailed glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing a glowing coma and sweeping tail.

Real NASA space telescope data creates soundtracks for Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has transformed new views of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus into immersive soundscapes, turning planetary data into audio you can hear.

Could these weird stars just be overgrown planets?

There’s a whole slew of objects that astronomers aren’t sure whether to classify as “failed stars” or “overgrown planets.”

Snowball Earth’s liquid seas dipped way below freezing

Iron isotopes show that salty seawater pockets beneath the ice were as cold as −15°C.

Moons of the solar system: A space-themed word search

Hunt for the names of the many moons surrounding our solar system’s eight planets.