Recently, a group of scientists created a detailed map of this space, showing that the bubble is lopsided in both shape and temperature, while also uncovering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But now a fourth and much larger object has been spotted entering the solar system, and the scientific community is rushing to ...

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

The interstellar comet, originally called A11pl3Z and now known as 3I/Atlas, was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (Atlas) survey telescope at El Sauce Observatory in ...

A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

The curious minds at What If imagine a quasar entering our solar system, exploring radiation, gravitational effects, and planetary destruction.

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Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star. Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a solar system beyond our own for the first time. An international team of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

Astronomers have discovered seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around the baby sunlike star providing *** peek into the start of our own solar system. The the thing that we've discovered is ...