Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

Later in December, the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet will get as close to Earth as it ever will. Here's what to know.

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS – again. Here's a look at the latest photo of the intriguing ...

Around 4.4 million years ago—long before humans existed—two massive, blazing-hot stars swept past our solar system. They didn ...

The Earth and the other planets rotate around the Sun in an anticlockwise direction. A year is the time it takes a planet to make one complete orbit around the Sun. The Earth goes once around the Sun ...

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention ...

A mysterious object from outside our solar system has just been spotted by astronomers heading towards our planet. Harvard physicist Avi Loeb revealed that the object is expected to pass by Earth on ...

A powerful solar storm recently struck Venus, stripping its atmosphere due to the lack of a magnetic field. While Earth was spared this time, scientists warn this is a precursor to increased solar ...

Scientists find that two hot stars passed near our solar system 4.4 million years ago, altering nearby interstellar clouds.