Detecting exoplanets is one thing, but imaging them is another thing entirely. Astronomers can detect them by the way they ...

Astronomers searched the skies for decades for signs of extraterrestrial life, but in 2023, a Harvard mission looked down, diving a mile into the ocean floor to pursue the vestige of an enigmatic ...

Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...

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

For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar ...

Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

A new interstellar object has been spotted careening into the solar system at an extremely unusual trajectory.

The first images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory show details of our Solar System with unprecedented clarity.

With 3.2 billion pixels and a decade-long search, the Rubin Observatory will reveal what’s been hiding in plain sight.

Solar System Planets. Astronomy articles on the eight planets, plus the two dwarf planets, Pluto and Eris. Great pictures of everything in the solar system. Updated daily.

A computer visualization maps small bodies in the solar system that are expected to be observed by the Rubin Observatory during the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Red indicates near ...