Although it's smaller than a planet, Chiron could be a natural laboratory for learning about how ring systems form, change, ...

Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...

An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just flew by the sun. Next, the object will fly by Earth in ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has passed the Sun, revealing nickel vapour and water. Scientists are tracking its exit as it ...

Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

A new study reveals that the asteroid belt is slowly disappearing, offering insights into its long-term fate and what this means for our solar system.

Astronomers using NASA's Swift telescope detected water on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in a surprising location. Discover how ...

Solar panel efficiency determines how much sunlight your panels can turn into electricity and how much you’ll save on bills ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has astronomers stumped with its bizarre sun-facing tail and weird composition. But it’s also ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered on July 1, 2025, is not like other comets in our Solar System. Unlike typical comets that orbit the Sun, 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet, having originated from a distant ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has measured for the first time the chemical composition and physical characteristics ...