Even at a glance, the planets in our solar system are wildly diverse. Huge and small, airless and densely packed with ...

As it crossed our Solar System, the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS released up to the equivalent of 70 Olympic swimming pools ...

Scientists studying a region of outer space near Pluto have discovered the unexpected: a celestial body that has an ...

On July 1, 2025, a telescope in Chile caught a faint smudge drifting across the sky. Within weeks, astronomers confirmed it ...

The Sun is an incandescent but benevolent dictator. For billions of years, it’s kept our star system well organized through the influence of its powerful gravity. All the planets revolve around it on ...

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not only a dual degree in planetary science ...

The presence of deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, in 3I/ATLAS suggests the interstellar comet formed in a much colder place ...

A multi-institutional team of astrophysicists headquartered at Boston University, led by BU astrophysicist Merav Opher, has made a breakthrough discovery in our understanding of the cosmic forces that ...

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While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...