For the photographers honored at the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, the universe is their muse. From our ...

The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the ...

Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it ...

Astronomers have discovered yet another alien visitor to the Solar System.

Credit: A Rainbow Mosaic of the Rosette and the Christmas Tree Nebulae © Shaoyu Zhang Behold! The 2025 ZWO Astronomy ...

A Molecular Jet Is Detected for the First Time on a “Giant Comet”, One of the Largest Ever Observed, Approaching the Inner ...

A fleeting glow observed on Saturn on July 5th has puzzled scientists. This potentially unprecedented event could mark the ...

Aeolian bedforms are common on Earth and across the solar system, including on Mars, Venus, Pluto, the Saturn moon Titan, the Neptune moon Triton, and Comet 67P. These geological features, among the ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) was the first person to hypothesize that the seeds of life are present ...

Astronomers have discovered yet another alien visitor to the Solar System. This one appears to be a comet, a ball of dust, ...

Researchers from the University of Houston, led by Dr. Xinyue Wang, launched a deep probe of Uranus’ data — and determined ...

AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...