A peculiar interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, is challenging comet theories with its sunward tail and unusual composition. While ...
Time is running short for scientists hoping to collect data from 3I/Atlas, a massive interstellar object hurtling away from ...
We all picture the Solar System as a neat cosmic racetrack with planets orbiting the Sun on a flat, organized path. But have ...
When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...
What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...
The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously ...
Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.
Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of ...
The sun is a dynamic part of our solar system, and it throws plasma and radiation out into space regularly. But not all of ...
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us ...