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

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

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New research shows how the star's powerful outbursts could help scientists assess which worlds might support life.

For decades, Pluto was our solar system's ninth planet. This video explains the scientific journey that led to its ...

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Using the SPHERE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have created an extraordinary set of images showing debris disks in a wide ...

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