Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.

A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system.

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

Home sweet home If you were to look at a giant picture of space, zoom in on the Milky Way galaxy, and then zoom in again on one of its outer spiral arms, you’d find the solar system. Astronomers ...

The first images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory show details of our Solar System with unprecedented clarity.

The ultra-rare object is travelling at about 245,000 kilometres an hour and will fly deep into the solar system, skimming past Mars.

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

The Vera C Rubin observatory, home to the world's most powerful digital camera, promises to transform our understanding of ...

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

Science Accidental discovery at a planetarium leads to mind-blowing revelation about one of the solar system’s greatest mysteries By Associated Press Published June 3, 2025, 3:12 p.m. ET ...

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of billions of galaxies in the universe. We don’t know exactly how many galaxies ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural ...