The detection of a large interstellar object in 2017 named 'Oumuamua was a landmark discovery. Figuring out where the wayward traveler came from, though, is another challenge entirely, especially ...

A new collaboration between Brown University and TU Delft has brought us closer to interstellar travel using light-powered ...

One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking about "little green men" here, however — more "little (and not so little) gray ...

Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth, is home to three stars, one of which is so tantalizingly similar to our sun that many experts speculate that its solar system might contain ...

Simulations suggest over a million interstellar objects are quietly roaming the outer solar system. ‘140 trillion times Earth’s oceans’: Astronomers find largest water source in the universe ...

Using the physics governing our single-sun solar system, he simulated interstellar activity in Alpha Centauri, a solar system with three suns.

From the iconic 'Pillars of Creation' to the vivid colours of the Lagoon Nebula, check out these 7 astonishing photos of ...

"The universe is filled with a range of three-body systems, including the closest stars to Earth, the Alpha Centauri star system, and we're finding that the Kuiper Belt may be no exception!

Unlike a total solar eclipse, part of the sun is still visible during a partial solar eclipse, so there is no darkening of ...