An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...

How frequently does a traveler from another star system sweep through our galactic neighborhood, and astronomers rush to the telescope? Not until recently was the answer: hardly ever. In fewer than ...

The solar system could be packed with 1 million alien visitors, space rocks shaken away from our cosmic neighbor Alpha Centauri, new research has revealed. Skip to main content.

Engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations in sunlight throughout the day. Because it requires no extra batteries, it ...

Finally, the saturated vapor is drawn back into the compressor.” The system was simulated to work in the northern Italian city of Padova, with its average monthly solar irradiance of 300 W/m² ...

What is the solar system's coldest spot and how does the coldest place on Earth compare? ... World Soccer and The Blizzard, and has been a guest on Times Radio. He is drawn to the weird, ...

Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered our Solar System's ninth planet, but was unseated in 2006 after the discovery of similar worlds deeper in the Kuiper Belt. As a result, it was ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, was once so big that it could have held 2,000 Earths. Jupiter is our system's oldest planet, forming from the ...

A 9th planet in our solar system might be found — and no, it’s not Pluto. Is there another planet out there? Researchers say they have hints of a new candidate ...