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Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...
Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.
Admire our galaxy’s dramatic galactic core—a sparkly bulge of stars and gas—while summer’s short ‘Milky Way season’ lasts ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) said it is monitoring an unidentified object alongside Russia identified only as A11pl3Z as it hurtles at astonishing speed from outside the Milky Way ...
The first images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory show details of our Solar System with unprecedented clarity.
For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar ...
Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...
Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...
Mercury’s risk of orbital disruption rises by 50–80%. There’s a 0.3% chance Mars could be lost through collision or ejection, ...
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.
Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to oblivion ...
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 History last fall ...