Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation ...

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory staffer, Walter A. Munn using the K-50 Geodetic Camera. This is a satellite tracking camera to be used in studies of the earth's shape and size thereby affording ...

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System – only the third ...

PARIS, July 3, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our ...

Astronomers yesterday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System — only the third ever ...

Classified as a comet, 3I/Atlas was first spotted on Tuesday by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey in Hawaii. Subsequent analysis ...

Designated 3I/Atlas, this is likely the largest yet detected and has been classified as a comet, or cosmic snowball ...

The interstellar object has been named 3I/Atlas by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.

Guided by fast radio bursts, astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics have mapped how ordinary matter is distributed in the ...

A current vacancy listing for employment opportunities in scientific, technical, and administrative positions, including both Federal and Trust appointments, is maintained by the Smithsonian ...

NASA has confirmed the discovery of a new interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, speeding through our solar system. Spotted by a ...