Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just a week ago and ever since, astronomers across the world have been ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of ...

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy. These "free-floating" worlds don't orbit stars, but instead roam the ...

Our solar system has eight major planets and has been around for more than four billion ... our solar system’s 4.6-billion-year history offers a long time for shedding worlds into the Milky Way.

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, ... Several planets found orbiting star less than 6 light-years away. ... Binary star system found near the Milky Way's black hole: ...

The telescope has the world's largest digital camera, which is the size of a small car, weighs 2,800 kg, and boasts a ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show.

There's a new interstellar comet in the neighborhood! Known as 3I/ATLAS, this comet poses no threat to Earth – but it does ...

How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...