Barreling into the solar system at more than 137,000 miles an hour, the comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a deeper look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, ...

NASA's PUNCH mission has unveiled its first images of colossal solar eruptions known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — delivering an unprecedented, wide-field view of how these solar storms travel ...

This is the third time an object from outside the solar system has been found. An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with astronomer David Jewitt about what we can learn from the third interstellar object to have entered our solar system, a comet-like object known as 3I/ATLAS. A remarkable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. An object has been discovered orbiting the sun far beyond ...

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today." Astronomers have discovered a massive new solar system body located ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

The future of our solar system has long captivated both scientists and stargazers alike. As highlighted in a recent Live Science article, our solar system, which has existed for 4.6 billion years, is ...

Most of our knowledge about the Solar System’s formation and evolution comes from the study of extraterrestrial rock samples called chondritic meteorites. These rocks, which are fragments of asteroids ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Our solar system has been around for 4.6 billion years. While that sounds like a long time, it's ...