Sedna is drifting into a part of its path where human technology can finally contemplate catching up, and that window will ...
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is confirmed as a natural comet from beyond our solar system, posing no threat to Earth despite ...
The newly identified cluster of Kuiper Belt objects lies about 4 billion miles from the Sun, offering fresh clues about how ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions ...
An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course. When ...
This third confirmed interstellar comet to enter our neighborhood has captivated astronomers and sparked debate within the scientific community. NASA ...
Astronomers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have analyzed the paths of two objects heading out of the solar system forever and determined that they also most likely originated ...
The way comets behave in space may seem random, but new research suggests there’s more order behind the chaos than once believed. A recent study led by researchers at the SETI Institute reveals that ...
This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs, celestial objects that are lighter than stars, but heavier than gas giant ...
This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the possible orbit of a new exoplanet around two brown dwarfs, or failed stars, 120 light years away. (L. Calçada/ESO via ...