To date, the Voyager 2 probe has provided the only direct measurements of the radiation environment at Uranus. This led to ...

The new planetarium show revealed a backwards S-shaped spiral in what's known as the Oort Cloud far beyond Pluto (American Museum of Natural History via AP) Scientists have solved one of the solar ...

About 4.5 million years ago, a great cosmic dog kicked past our Solar System – and its effects may still be seen today.

The cosmos has delivered a visitor, a silent, icy interloper from the darkest reaches of our galaxy, and the world's most ...

Learn more about two of the earliest reports of a total solar eclipse and corona, which were recorded in China, and solve ...

Our solar system’s latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the week. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is widely believed to be a comet. It’s ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb's warning that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be pulling a "swarm" of unknown bodies through the Solar System has injected new urgency into the scientific debate ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals astonishingly rich organic chemistry, confirming that life's building blocks are ...

Scientists have solved one of the solar system's enduring mysteries with the help of an unexpected source: a planetarium show. Last year, experts at the American Museum of Natural History were ...