The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

Eros appears to buzz the Andromeda Galaxy, courtesy of a livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Institute in partnership ...

What if Earth's perfect distance from the Sun was only half the story? Scientists now believe our solar system's location ...

A newly-detected spinning galaxy filament is reshaping our understanding of cosmic structure, gas flows, and the origins of ...

Researchers have pinpointed a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby M-dwarf star only 18 light-years away.

Astronomers have discovered our solar system occupies a rare "safety zone" in the Milky Way, perfectly positioned between the deadly radiation of the galactic core and the elemental poverty of the ...

Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two large, hot stars brushed tantalizingly close to Earth's sun. They left behind a trace in ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is nearing Earth. Hubble and Juice captured new images, revealing an alien object with a strange CO2 composition.

How can star populations help astronomers re-evaluate the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life, also called ...

It’s December, and we’re in our darkest month. It is also now meteorological winter — the name given to the coldest three ...

Now, Nasa and its European counterpart have released new images of 31/ATLAS ahead of its close encounter with Earth on ...

ESA scientists were 'surprised' by the activity of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Discover its extreme speed, high CO₂ ...