An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system has just made its closest pass to the sun, brightening ...

An interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS has just passed our sun. Despite online rumours that it’s an alien spaceship, experts say it’s definitely a comet.

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting ...

While most scientists believe it’s a natural comet, one Harvard astronomer has suggested its unusual features could hint at ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is passing safely through our solar system. Learn about its discovery, its distant path, and why ...

If Earth were ejected from the Solar System — by a passing star or planetary collision — daylight would vanish in days. The planet would plunge into eternal night, its oceans freezing solid while ...

A new study led by Indian American Yale researcher suggests that from its earliest period Earth’s solar system and its planets looked more like a bin of well-used LEGO blocks than slowly-evolving ...

In September, NASA announced that the threat of solar storms is reaching a new high, noting that the activities on the Sun's surface have intensified in the past decade. Solar storms can lead to some ...