The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...
A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...
The 17-hour X-ray study, performed in late November 2025, captured a subtle X-ray glow emanating from 3I/ATLAS's core.
New measurements of radio galaxies reveal that the solar system is racing through the universe at over three times the speed predicted by standard cosmology. Using highly sensitive data from multiple ...
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New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building ...
Earth is the only life-supporting planet in our Solar System. Until now. Today, we're bringing Kepler 22-b into our planetary ...
Before the ribbon-cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by WHS Astronomy ...
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When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth.
Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...