If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object in the sky will probably be the moon. And unless you have a decent telescope, it is the only natural satellite you can see with your ...

Astronomers have identified an interstellar comet entering our solar system, sparking excitement and intrigue within the scientific community. This rare event offers a unique opportunity to study an ...

Somewhere at the edge of the solar system a new Earth-sized world might be lurking, dubbed Planet Y. Astronomers have long proposed that there might be hidden planets beyond the Kuiper belt, a region ...

A team of scientists at the Southwest Research Institute, using photography commissioned from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, have discovered a previously unknown moon in our solar system that's in ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute have found strong evidence that near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu share a common origin with Polana, a much larger asteroid in the main belt. By ...

Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth's orbit came from. The origin of the differing tilts in the orbits of the ...

NASA's telescopes have captured detailed observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, confirming it as a natural comet rich in CO₂ and water ice. Discovered in 2025, the comet's composition and ...

Isotopes that originated in the solar system had a different makeup than those that came from interstellar stardust, for example. "All of these constituents were transported great distances to the ...

Pakistan is experiencing a rapid increase in solar-plus-battery systems, which is helping to improve energy security and meet decarbonization pledges. Despite the benefits, the uneven distribution of ...

A new image has revealed the clearest glimpse yet of an interstellar visitor zipping through our solar system.Video above: Astronomers discover how planets formThe Hubble Telescope and its Wide Field ...