A peculiar interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, is challenging comet theories with its sunward tail and unusual composition. While ...
The comet is on what’s known as a hyperbolic trajectory, which means that it doesn’t follow an orbital path around the sun.
Using NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), astronomers have discovered three ...
Time is running short for scientists hoping to collect data from 3I/Atlas, a massive interstellar object hurtling away from the Sun.
I/Atlas, an interstellar comet heading toward the Sun, has drawn global attention. Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb claims there ...
JWST found a carbon-atmosphere planet orbiting a pulsar, challenging current models of how planets form. Scientific progress often comes from data that don’t fit our current understanding. This idea, ...
When is 'too fast' just fast enough? An object from deep space, 3I/ATLAS, has streaked into our solar system, causing a ...
An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of three Earth-sized planets orbiting within the binary star system TOI-2267, located approximately 190 light-years from Earth. An inter ...
Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.
Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...
This is your rundown on the latest breaking news in space. We’ve got updates on everything from auroras to black holes, plus ...
Astronomers have found signs that the small icy world Chiron, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, may be forming a new ring ...