Rare interstellar comet reaches closest point to sun: When does 3I/ATLAS pass Earth?

As the third confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system, 3I/ATLAS is prime for new discoveries. It was ...

What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth

Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of ...
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Astronomers spot skyscraper-sized asteroid hidden in Sun's glare

Asteroid 2025 SC79 is the size of a skyscraper and moves around the solar system at a record-breaking speed. Astronomers ...

Hidden in the sun's glare, this asteroid is uncomfortably close to earth

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically ...
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Why Earth’s Orbit Around The Sun Isn’t What You Think

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Los Angeles Times

Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL

There is a nonzero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all. This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial ...

NASA Confirms Earth Now Has Two Moons Until…? What's a Quasi Moon? Know More About This New Moon

The 2025 PN7 is Earth's newly confirmed quasi-moon, a tiny asteroid (approx. 19m wide) that orbits the Sun in sync with our ...
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Here's how a star beyond Earth's sun could offer a 'picture of the baby solar system'

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.