A study conducted by scientists at São Paulo State University’s Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE-UNESP) in Rio Claro, Brazil, has identified 19 asteroids of interstellar origin ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

New work offers fresh evidence supporting the supernova shock wave theory of our solar system’s origin. According to one longstanding theory, our Solar System’s formation was triggered by a shock wave ...

The solar system and its place in the galaxy -- The origin of the solar system -- A history of solar system studies -- The Sun -- The solar wind -- Mercury -- Venus: atmosphere -- Venus: surface and ...

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of an entirely new star system for the first time. The budding planets are forming ...

The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...

The recent identification and reports of the comet 3I/ATLAS has sparked widespread interest among astronomers, space agencies ...

The Carrington Event, as it was later called, revealed that the sun's environment could violently change. It also suggested ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.