Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

Embark on a thrilling journey through our Solar System, exploring the inner planets and space travel possibilities. We start with an introduction to the incredible potential of space travel and how ...

The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's ...

Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system that is thought to be within the habitable zone of its star.

Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are ...

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but. The object’s trajectory revealed it to be a much rarer visitor than first ...

NASA's leadership change comes at a pivotal moment for the agency, which is already bracing for potentially severe funding ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

In our analysis this week, we look at how NASA's proposed budget would slash the agency's science division by nearly 50%.

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...