The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS As part of the implementation of the Chad Energy Access Expansion Project (PAAET) - part of the Mission 300 initiative - 145,000 solar kits are being distributed at subsidized rates ...

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

For several months, an ancient voyager unlike any other before has been visiting our small patch of the universe. In calling our visitor ancient, we mischaracterize its age as that word implies ...

The Kuiper belt, a disc of icy rocks on the outermost edges of the solar system, seems to have more structure than we thought. In 2011, researchers found a cluster of objects there on similar orbits ...

How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...

Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth again—before it leaves our solar system. While the comet—first spotted in July—has ...

The Uvalde, Texas project is slated to achieve commercial operation in 2026. Image: SOLV Energy. Independent power producer (IPP) Sol Systems has selected engineering, procurement, and construction ...

More Harvard College students than ever are passing their classes with flying colors, but the College’s evaluation system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” according to a report ...

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, a celestial cloud collapsed, paving the way for our solar system to form. Then, a nebula with strong gravitational pull took shape, kick-starting the birth of the sun. But ...