NASA’s newly launched IMAP mission is set to tell us more about the boundary between our Solar System and interstellar space ...
When NASA’s twin Voyager probes left Earth in 1977, they carried computers weaker than a hand calculator and a modest goal of ...
In the early hours of December 19, 2025, a rare interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth ...
ATLANTA — For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such ...
For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such as the ...
2025 was a busy with advancements and a few setbacks in space science and the space industry. New missions continued to expand our understanding of the Sun, astronomers tracked a rare visitor from ...
Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two large, hot stars brushed tantalizingly close to Earth’s sun. They left behind a trace in the clouds of gas and dust that swirl just beyond our solar system—almost ...
A cosmic traveler from beyond our solar system is making its closest approach to Earth this week, offering astronomers and stargazers a fleeting opportunity to witness a visitor from another star ...