There are also exoplanets with extremely varied sizes. Some are much larger than Jupiter, which is already a giant in our ...

There’s something intriguing about the unknown, especially when it’s hurtling towards our solar system. Astronomers and ...

But over the summer, 3I/ATLAS, has plunged toward the inner solar system—and the fireworks show has begun in earnest. When ...

Based on what NASA stands for and what the organization actually does, it's no surprise that it periodically discovers new objects in our solar system and beyond. Sometimes, though, the scientists ...

The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system.

NASA and ESA instruments Hubble, SPHEREx, JWST, and TESS have all captured the object as it makes its way towards the Sun.

Our solar system's latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the minute. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is believed to be a comet. It's ...

A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ...