Deep in space, astronomers have witnessed a rare and powerful moment: the birth of planets around a distant baby star. This ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, speeding through our celestial neighborhood.

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System -- only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed.

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NASA captured an image of the sun emitting a powerful solar flare that could interfere with technology on Earth.

Gaming Industry This 'tediously accurate' map of our solar system with the moon scaled to a single pixel would still take 665 monitors laid end-to-end to show all at once ...

This new dwarf planet may exist at the edge of the solar system, possibly disproving Planet Nine's existence. This is the story of that newly encountered planet.

The first-ever images of the sun ’s south pole have been captured by the robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The European Space Agency (ESA) released images on Wednesday using three of Solar ...

(Reuters) -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 ...

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

Every single organism on Earth, no matter the biome, the kingdom, the domain, whether it's an extremophile in a hot spring or some lithotroph buried in the crust, depends on water.