Nature

Ancient ‘snowball’ Earth had frigidly briny seas

Ocean temperatures well below freezing in Earth’s deep-past glacial phases imply some very salty waters. At the height of a ...
PRIMETIMER

Rare Earth-Sun alignment enables new observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS

A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...

Fact Check: Posts citing NASA claim Earth will lose gravity for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's the truth

Social media users shared a cosmic claim about an alleged secret NASA document named "Project Anchor" leaking online in 2024.
Nature

NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost

A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples ...
Live Science

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of Earth. Where's it heading next?

Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, ...
Forbes

3I/ATLAS: NASA Spacecraft Spies Comet As It Passes Closest To Earth

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as the object — perhaps the oldest ever seen by astronomers — whizzes through the inner solar system. On Nov. 6, ...
The New York Times

The U.S. Must Break China’s Chokehold on Our Economy

The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. President Trump started ...