An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course. When ...
The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...
A supernova that erupted when a massive star died could have destroyed our infant solar system — if it weren't protected by a cocoon of molecular gas. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...
When 1I/'Oumuamua was first spotted in 2017, astronomers quickly determined that it came from outside the solar system. But ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third ISO ever detected. It was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) ...
The meteorite Erg Chech 002 found in the Sahara desert in 2020 is one of the oldest known space rocks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
"The most exciting part of the HSC was the discovery of 11 objects at distances beyond the known Kuiper Belt," said Yoshida.
The age of the Solar System is an important question to answer in science. It connects the celestial question of how stars and planets come to be and the more Earthly one of how life arose on our ...