Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our Solar System, completing a rotation in less than 10 hours. This rapid spin ...

As a joke, she labelled it LGM 1 for “Little Green Men”, but the astronomers working on it did not really believe they had ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

Stargazers using telescopes should be able to see the object in the predawn sky beginning Nov. 11, according to EarthSky.

Interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS could serve as seeds for giant planet formation, potentially explaining how massive planets form around distant stars, according to BBC and Pfalzner’s research.

The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

A mobile solar-powered unit generates hydrogen and stores it safely. Long-endurance drones using fuel calls can be easily ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed look at a carbon-rich disk surrounding the exoplanet CT Cha ...

Mars has two moons, but they're not quite like Earth's moon. That's raised a lot of questions about where they're from, ...

Many scientists call Jupiter the architect of the solar system because its immense gravity influenced the orbits of other planets and carved up the gas and dust from which they all emerged. This ...

Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...