Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

What is the actual speed and direction of our solar system as it moves through the cosmos, and how does this compare to longstanding cosmology models? This is what a recent study published in Physical ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Our solar system has been around for 4.6 billion years. While that sounds like a long time, it's ...

This cosmic visitor is now officially named 3I/ATLAS, and it appears to be a comet from another solar system. Reading time 3 minutes Update: July 3, 09:24 a.m. ET: On Wednesday, July 2, the ...

We’ve found lots of “habitable” worlds but we don’t know what factors are needed for life. There are lots of reasons to search for planets around other stars—exoplanets. A big one is to find other ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

"We have been calling Uranus an ice giant, but we don't really know its nature." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers say ...

NASA has always strived to solve the intriguing mysteries of space. The organization's Voyager mission, launched in 1977, was also a step in that direction, according to IFL Science. The mission's ...

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