Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our solar system. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but it turned out to be a comet, 3I/Atlas, and it provoked interest from astronomers and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryugu asteroid samples preserve magnetic signals from the early solar system, revealing clues about the solar nebula. (CREDIT: ...

These images, taken with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows a planetary system being born around the young star WISPIT 2. The star is surrounded by a disc of gas and ...

In the far reaches of the solar system, the planetary neighbourhood seems quiet. Beyond Jupiter, the sun is no longer a blazing disc, but a cold, white lamp. The planets are separated by gulfs of ...

A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called "S-lunar," contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will allow planetary scientists to study the magnetic signature of the early solar ...