In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...

University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant ...

Researchers studying mysterious objects at the edge of the solar system with the James Webb Space Telescope find origin of ...

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast moving body using the world’s most powerful telescopes. It was found to be ...

"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system. Interstellar material has been found within our solar system, but ...

And tantalizingly, what they found suggests that our solar system may already be flooded with visitors from the star system, which is about 4.25 light years away. These objects range from ...

Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet in our solar system's outer reaches. Now is an ideal time to look for the egg-shaped Haumea, says Abigail Beall ...

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is hidden in our solar system.