Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever encountered.

The Solar System, our cosmic home, is a fascinating and dynamic region of space filled with a diverse range of planets, moons, and other celestial objects. Deep dive into the incredible ...

Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...

The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.

The Sun, our life-giving star, is slowly dying. In about 5 billion years, it will exhaust its fuel and transform into a red giant, altering the solar system forever. But long before that, the Sun’s ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed thick, dusty layers of the Cat's Claw Nebula, a region of star formation about ...

The comet will zip past Mars’s orbit and reach its closest point to the Sun on 29 October 2025, at 1.35 astronomical units.

This lifespan began roughly 4.6 billion years ago, and will continue for about another 4.5 - 5.5 billion years, when it will deplete its supply of hydrogen, helium, and collapse into a white dwarf.

Pictures of the International Space Station as it passes in front of the Sun or Moon are a bit of a feather in the cap of ...

A Gigantic Megacomet Is Erupting as It Zooms through the Solar System Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this ...