Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

The astronomical community is abuzz over a newly discovered "interstellar object," only the third of its kind ever seen, ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

A minuscule meteorite seems to be rewriting the history of our solar system. The 50-gram Northwest Africa 12264 has brought a new understanding of when and how rocky worlds came together. Inner ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

What if there’s a planet hiding in our solar system, 10 times larger than Earth? While this theory has yet to be confirmed, ...

Astronomers have spotted centimeter-sized “pebbles” swirling around two infant stars 450 light-years away, revealing the raw ...

The double star system is called HD 135344 AB and it's about 440 light-years away from Earth. A and B are both young stars, ...

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

How did Earth, alone among the Solar System's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...