Oumuamua is the first known interstellar object to enter our solar system, sparking debate with its strange shape, speed, and ...

Researchers Nathan A. Kaib and Sean N. Raymond assessed the impact of passing stars on the long-term stability of the Solar ...

Researchers Nathan A. Kaib and Sean N. Raymond have assessed the impact of passing stars on the long-term stability of the ...

Since the corona is dimmer than the Sun's surface, it's challenging to observe. It's visible during total solar eclipses when ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, astronomers have captured the most detailed images of the Sun to date using a new camera ...

It might or might not be the smell of aliens, but dimethyl sulfide — and its funky odor — definitely gets around ...

A swirling sea of pink, where fluffy tufts float majestically upward, while elsewhere violet plumes rain down from above.

In common usage, UT refers to a time scale called Coordinated Universal Time (abbreviated UTC ), which is the basis for the ...

The hunt for habitable worlds has become a hot topic in astronomy. For decades, the search has been focused on planets in the ...

Some residents in several Beijing districts were jolted awake early Saturday by a thunderous explosion around 3 am, with some witnessing a dramatic burst of light illuminating the night sky, Beijing ...

I don't usually compare what we see going on out there in space with mediaeval ritual, but in this case it is hard to resist.

Astronomers have discovered a celestial object that emits bright radio waves and X-rays every 44 minutes. This marks the ...