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 ...

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...

Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...

Planetariums were a hit with the public. Within decades, they had spread around the world – the first planetarium in the United States opened in Chicago in 1930, while the first one in Asia opened in ...

A quiet, glowing gas cloud has been hiding in plain sight not far from Earth. For decades, astronomers have predicted that some of the galaxy’s molecular gas — the fuel for star birth — might be ...

What can the climate history of Mars teach scientists about whether the Red Planet once had the ingredients for life as we ...

HEFEI -- A groundbreaking 3D printing system developed by Chinese scientists has explored using only on-site-sourced lunar ...

What new methods can be used to help predict glacier melt patterns as climate change continues to ravage the planet? This is ...

What can the pH level of the subsurface ocean on Enceladus tell us about finding life there? This is what a recent study ...