Scientists Study Ancient Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, Seeking Clues to Early Star System Formation The colour change reveals ancient carbon chemistry, offering rare insights into material formed ...

Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...

It may not feel like it, but everything in the universe is in constant motion. Our Sun, with all its planets, orbits the center of the Milky Way, flying through the cosmos at around 450,000 miles per ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...

There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity. The Sun, planets, and eventually Earth formed out of the cloud. But when did ...

Astronomers have been fascinated after spotting an object earlier this year that came from interstellar space as is now hurtling through our inner solar system. Regardless, it’s an interesting visitor ...

After 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov, 3I/ATLAS is the third object and the second comet from outside the Solar System confirmed. 3I/ATLAS was discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...

The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system. Despite some suggestions that it could be an alien spacecraft, observations from some ...

Orbiting in the far reaches of the solar system are pristine remnants from its beginning. These unique objects, called planetesimals, are the building blocks of planets. In a new paper, New Mexico ...

Astronomers surveying the outer solar system have revealed that a rare object far beyond Neptune is moving in sync with the eighth planet in an unexpected way. Called 2020 VN40 and first discovered in ...