The Solar System, home to Earth and countless other fascinating planets and moons, exists within the Milky Way galaxy. But ...

The solar system's journey through the galaxy is more complex than most imagine. While we often picture planets orbiting the ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to oblivion ...

A new study by experts from Nasa and the University of Oxford suggests that Uranus gives out more heat than it receives from ...

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy ...

Comet 31/ATLAS, a rare interstellar object, may be 7 billion years old and could reveal secrets about the early Milky Way and ...

Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...

IMAGE: An artist’s impression of a free-floating planet. Using observations and archival data from several of NSF’s NOIRLab’s observatories, together with observations from telescopes around the world ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — June’s full moon, nicknamed the strawberry moon, will shine brightly on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The moon will be at its fullest at 3:44 a.m. ET ...

Spot the Milky Way The full moon won’t be the only celestial sight to seek out in June’s night sky. The strawberry moon will also appear near the center of the Milky Way, according to NASA .