As the year draws to a close, we take a look at some of the biggest science stories of the year, and why they matter.
The Space Race on MSN
Scientists discovered a possible new planet in our solar system
Astronomers are once again questioning whether our solar system is complete. Subtle gravitational effects suggest something large may be hiding far beyond the known planets. It hasn’t been directly ...
A proposal by the Trump administration to dismantle a leading atmospheric science center would also have implications for ...
Space.com on MSN
The most exciting exoplanet discoveries of 2025
In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...
Space.com on MSNOpinion
Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while ...
The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere on a lava-covered exoplanet, evidence that small planets close to stars ...
The Terra Hunting Experiment will track the wobbles of dozens of stars nightly for years in the most focused hunt yet for an ...
Storytelling and hands-on activities have been woven together in the second part of the revised NCERT Mathematics textbook ...
A team of astronomers have used the Hubble space telescope to capture with direct imaging asteroids smashing into each other ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
From a Remote Observatory, He’s Defending Our Planet. Get a Glimpse Inside the Life of a Doomsday Asteroid Hunter
David Rankin of the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spends nights scanning the solar system for potentially catastrophic space ...
The image of Comet 3I/ATLAS was caught by Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island during a Shadow the ...
Stacker on MSN
Top science stories of 2025
Knowable Magazine reports 2025 faced turmoil in U.S. science amid job cuts and budget slashes, yet saw advances in gene ...
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