NASA spotted a new moon almost at the border of our solar system. Back in 1986, a theory came up that this cosmic body could ...

Astronomers were fascinated after spotting an object from interstellar space hurtling through the solar system earlier this ...

Today, the near-Earth asteroid known as Ryugu is bone dry. But new research suggests that the over half mile-long space rock ...

The period known as "cosmic noon," which took place roughly 2 to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, was characterized by the rapid formation of new stars and planetary systems. Naturally, objects ...

NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

With advance warning, however, steps can be taken to reduce the risks. If an electrical grid is running near capacity, for ...

The Kuiper Belt is loosely defined as a doughnut-shaped swath of space beginning just beyond the orbit of Neptune and ...

The solar system holds extraordinary wonders, from Voyager 1’s historic journey into interstellar space after traveling ...

The Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft visited the asteroid Ryugu, which had flowing water for over a billion years. This unexpected discovery, made when the spacecraft collected and returned samples, adds ...

Asteroid Ryugu contained water according to the radioactive decay of lutetium-176 (176Lu) to hafnium-176 (176Hf).

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...