It was only discovered last month (1 July) by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile and NASA was quick to confirm that the ...

Have you ever wondered why all the planets in our solar system orbit in the same plane? This fascinating characteristic of planetary orbits has intrigued astronomers for centuries. When we observe the ...

For many of us, the idea of a solar system with just eight planets is a fundamental concept in science. However, since Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006, Neptune has stood as the last ...

A recently discovered interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, could potentially be the oldest comet ever observed, predating our solar ...

I/Atlas was first spotted on July 1 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (Atlas) survey telescope in Río ...

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and also the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury orbits the Sun at an ...

There have been a number of strange objects that have entered our solar system over the past decade, all of which have raised ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

During a record-breaking flight through the sun’s corona in Dec. 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured the closest-ever ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...