The prevailing theory was that the Moon was the result of ... have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Scientists have been left baffled after discovering something vast and radioactive lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean ...

The prevailing theory is that this emission is caused by sunlight reflected off particles of ice and dust within the plane of the solar system. Monday, January 13, 2025: Seeing Earth from space ...

It is so distant that it has been traveling to us for around 4.4 billion years, meaning when it left its source, the solar system was ... located in the Eagle Nebula. This image was captured ...

The probe sent a signal to Earth indicating that it had survived the closest solar encounter ever attempted ... Astronomers offered a new hypothesis for what created pairs of objects nicknamed ...

Webb Telescope captures stunning new images of HH 30, revealing a dynamic protoplanetary disc where planets form.

Gum 41, a radiant nebula in the southern sky, glows due to powerful radiation from a pair of massive stars at its core. This ...

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.

Scientists discovered tiny jets on the Sun that power both fast and slow solar wind. These jets eject particles and shape ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from the new galaxy.