NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, ...

A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star.

RIO HURTADO, Chile - Astronomers say they have discovered an interstellar comet speeding through the solar system, making it only the third known object of its kind to originate from beyond the Sun’s ...

Scientists say studying objects like Ammonite, despite their immense distance, offers valuable insight into the solar ...

(CNN) — A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third ...

The celestial object nicknamed “Ammonite” is believed to be a relic from the earliest days of the solar system. Photo courtesy Nature Astronomy Scientists using the Subaru Telescope on Maunakea in ...

Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) might be the brightest comet of the year, scientists predict.

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Katelyn Eaman can appreciate the power of the sun better than most. The geology graduate student researches how Mars’ now-barren landscape was carved and transformed by ancient waterways. That water ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...