Discover the latest findings on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, from rare methane detections to high-resolution Hubble images, ...

Beyond the planets’ neat orbits lies a hidden vertical structure of our solar system. From the icy trillions of the Oort ...

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in ...

The planets of our solar system orbit in a thin, orderly plane, but beyond this familiar disc lies a vast and complex cosmic environment that reshapes how we understand space itself. From the ...

The UK has been warned to expect a "severe" solar storm after the Sun blasted a powerful X-class solar flare in Earth's direction. The Met Office said geomagnetic activity is likely to increase with ...

Astronomers at Durham University and collaborators at the University of Warwick used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope to spot something that should not exist: a bright ...

Astronomers found no radio signals from the comet that would suggest it is an extraterrestrial spacecraft. 3I/ATLAS was confirmed as the third known object to enter our solar system from interstellar ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. About 92 million miles from the sun, Earth and its 8.2 ...

NEW YORK — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync together in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday ...

Our visitor from deepest space is now departing from whence it came. Last Friday, the interstellar comet designated 3I/ATLAS completed its closest approach to Earth without crashing into us or ...

An incredible image shows our planet during Sunday's winter solstice event. The Meteosat Third Generation – Imager 1 (MTGâ I1) view, captured at 6am UK time, shows the planet’s day–night terminator ...