A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system. Interstellar material has been found within our solar system, but ...

A mysterious object has just entered our solar system—and scientists don’t know what it is. With an unusual trajectory and ...

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

What can exozodiacal dust, also called exozodi, teach astronomers about identifying Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...

Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet in our solar system's outer reaches. Now is an ideal time to look for the egg-shaped Haumea ...

One of the great things about astronomy is that it's full of surprises, especially when it comes to comets — you just can't predict when a new one might pop up. But when one does appear, it gets both ...

Comet SWAN25F was discovered using photos from the European Space Agency's SOHO spacecraft and can currently be spied using ...

If the Moon were to suddenly vanish from the solar system, our home planet would suffer devastating consequences ...

The Sweden Solar System is the largest scale model of the Solar System in existence, and it spans the entire Swedish ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our understanding of the Earth's past and our future.

YR4 raised Earth impact concerns for 2032, but later calculations, especially from the Webb Telescope, lowered the risk.