The odd nature of 3I/ATLAS led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought experiment to it, highlighting everything that ...

NASA is tracking a mysterious, fast-moving object entering our solar system, raising questions about whether it's just a ...

The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission has split the flood of energetic particles flung out into space from the ...

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than the solar system and clues about its violent history, ...

Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant origin ...

Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth ...

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

Astronomers have spotted 3I/ATLAS, just the third interstellar object ever seen in our solar system. Bigger, faster, and possibly far older than ‘Oumuamua or Borisov, this icy traveler could help ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shines in the sharpest view yet captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, helping astronomers ...

A long time ago in an arm of the galaxy about three kiloparsecs away, our Solar System began to take shape.

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was discovered using wide-field imaging. The Subaru Telescope has spotted a ...