In the heart of the Milky Way is a black hole millions of times more massive than our sun, but does that mean we're destined ...

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in ...

As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

A new planetary system is forming around the young star HOPS-315. Scientists observed the earliest stages of planet formation around another star. The process involves the cooling and solidifying of ...

Astrophysicists are abuzz with excitement as they scramble to study 3I/ATLAS, an ancient comet from another star system that has recently entered our solar system. This celestial traveler, having ...

Jupiter was shaping the fate of our solar system long before Earth came into existence. A new study conducted by scientists ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered on July 1, 2025, is not like other comets in our Solar System. Unlike typical comets that orbit the Sun, 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet, having originated from a distant ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.

When planetary rings are mentioned, the image of Saturn immediately comes to mind. However, this celestial feature is not ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor, is making its final exit from the solar system — and skywatchers ...

The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - ...