Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

Scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system.

The spiritual view of life is trapped between two opposite words, physics and metaphysics, the study of the physical world and the study of what might lie beyond the physical. Given a choice ...

By using a more complete solar system model, Zeebe and Hernandez showed that stellar flybys are not likely behind Earth's dramatic paleoclimate shifts, like the PETM.

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field ...

Beyond the edge of Neptune, a distant realm of icy debris known as the Kuiper Belt stretches deep into space. This frozen frontier holds the scattered remains of the early solar system, offering ...

A computer simulation predicts that the Rubin Observatory will discover millions of previously undetected objects in the solar system.

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday.