Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System. First detected by the Asteroid ...

The burst was so bright that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth’s upper atmosphere, surpassing the brightness of a ...

The detection of 3I/ATLAS marks our solar system’s third time saying aloha to an interstellar visitor, following the ...

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...