"If our solar system is indeed moving this fast, we need to question fundamental assumptions about the large-scale structure ...

It was soon deduced that this is an interstellar comet, meaning it has come from another solar system. It's only the third ...

Comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), discovered by an amateur astronomer, is captivating scientists. Its unusual orbit initially ...

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Delving into the behaviors of the Sun and protecting humans at home and beyond are top priorities, according to the National Academies. Reading time 3 minutes The latest Decadal Survey for Solar and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural History ...

NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya said that despite many rumors about the traveler, it was definitely a comet, not ...

Just decades after the first exoplanets were identified, our database of the distant worlds—monitored by the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute—has breached a new threshold. Now, astronomers have ...

Space looks very dark from Earth. But does the solar system, and the universe for that matter, have an area that's the ...

"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spirals ...