Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and ...

The stars as seen from Earth would have looked dimmer 14 million years ago, as the solar system was in the middle of passing ...

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This ...

Astronomers uncover the closest supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, rewriting our understanding of ...

Credit: ESA/Gaia. Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way. During its long journey, it has passed through different ...

However, our own Milky Way is on a path to collide with its giant neighbor ... Simulations estimate that there is a 50% chance that our solar system would be displaced to a more distant region of the ...

the Milky Way. Now, using a powerful NASA supercomputer called "Pleiades," scientists have discovered yet another spiral structure on the edge of our solar system. The spiral is composed of ...

“This study is important because it adds a small puzzle piece to the recent history of the Solar System, helping to place it in the context of the Milky Way. We are inhabitants of the Milky Way,” said ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

Earth may have cooled during a close encounter with dense star clouds. Interstellar dust from the Orion region might have ...

The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in ...