Discover the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by a Jupiter-bound spacecraft. Learn how this visitor from outside our Solar System provides vital clues about planet formation.

Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

In 2020, a study confirmed that two planets orbited the nearby red dwarf, GJ 887. Now, astronomers have confirmed the ...

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these ...

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

Venus and Saturn are due up for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction. Here's everything to know about ...

Thousands of planets have been discovered orbiting distant stars, but only a small fraction appear potentially habitable. Scientists evaluate these worlds based on factors such as size, temperature, ...

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was ...

Astrological forecast Today, we are under the positive rays of a Sun-Jupiter trine, meaning both planets are 120 degrees from each other. This alignment spreads boundless good fortune, optimism and an ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaving our solar system. See new photos from a European Space Agency orbiter on its way to Jupiter.

Strange objects from other star systems are visiting our solar system. These interstellar visitors are scientifically valuable but disappear quickly. Scientists are calling for a global response ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.