Some are as big as the Statue of Liberty. But these aren’t asteroids from our own solar system– they may have come from an ...

The National Park Service is hosting its annual Death Valley Dark Sky Festival beginning Friday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb.

Over a million interstellar objects larger than 100 meters could be in the outer solar system, originating from Alpha ...

We typically think of the Oort cloud as scattered ice balls floating far from the sun, yet still tied to it gravitationally.

A study suggests over 1 million interstellar objects are hiding in the Oort Cloud, possibly from Alpha Centauri.

SOFIA captures the magnetic field lines shaping the Keyhole Nebula, revealing hidden forces at play in the Carina Nebula.

New research suggests millions of unseen interstellar objects, some as big as the Statue of Liberty, could be trapped in the ...

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

Today: On Feb. 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, at that time classified as the ninth planet.

The "parade of planets" in the evening sky continues. Starting the evening of Feb. 22, Mercury will join the lineup but it will be very low near the horizon shortly ...

There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...

Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt are bodies smaller than planets that orbit the sun. Asteroids are composed of metals and rock, whereas comets also contain ice and dust. The Kuiper belt is a ...