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Our Solar System, the Milky Way, and the Stars: A Journey to the Edge of Space
Take a journey through the Milky Way galaxy, exploring the wonders of our solar system and the distant stars that illuminate the night sky. The Milky Way is home to over 100 billion stars, each with ...
A 7-Billion-Year-Old Ice Ball Just Entered Our Solar System
A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...
Expert reveals key piece of evidence that interstellar object zooming through our solar system 'is alien spacecraft'
It was only discovered last month (1 July) by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile and NASA was quick to confirm that the ...
Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
A rare celestial visitor from beyond our solar system is here now
There's a new interstellar comet in the neighborhood! Known as 3I/ATLAS, this comet poses no threat to Earth – but it does ...
Astronomers think newly discovered comet may be way older than the sun
The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...
Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system
Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...
Milky Way season is here. How to see the cosmic show in Nashville on Fourth of July and beyond
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.