Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain why comets at the outskirts of our own solar system contain crystalline ...
The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.
If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...
A Harvard astronomer is making waves by suggesting that a massive interstellar object hurtling through our solar system might be an alien spacecraft. Professor Avi Loeb, who also serves as director of ...
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Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...
An interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS has gathered a significant amount of attention in the planetary science sphere, and soon it will reach its closest point to the sun. 3I/ATLAS is the third-ever ...
Yeimy J. Rivera receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through the SAO/SWEAP subcontract 975569. Tatiana Niembro receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through the ...
The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...
The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July. The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at ...
A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun's magnetic bubble that shields our solar system—and develop a better understanding of space weather was launched from the agency's Kennedy Space Center ...