In recent years, the scientific community has been abuzz with discussions about interstellar objects passing through our solar system. One such object, dubbed ‘Oumuamua, has sparked particular ...

Interstellar showcased a bleak future, but NASA's Artemis II mission looks to avoid a possible future for something even better.

Scientists studying the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua have proposed that it may be a fragment from a Pluto-like planet beyond our solar system. Researchers from Arizona State University's School of ...

In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, where he introduced the concept of the "universal constructor." The theory ...

"Interstellar navigation is a complex, systematic engineering task. Breakthroughs in a single discipline cannot support the ...

Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence for a planet orbiting a star in the triple system closest to our own sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the ...

NASA’s TESS spacecraft captured dozens of images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in. The data show the rare visitor behaves ...

Space exploration consistently reveals phenomena that challenge our understanding of the cosmos, from the behavior of distant objects to the composition of alien worlds that defy terrestrial ...

The institution, envisioned roughly 70 years ago, will bring together scientists from multiple fields to advise the country’s next generation of aerospace scientists.