Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

The size of the Solar System and the Universe is truly beyond our comprehension. When we think of the vastness of space, we ...

Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena.

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe ...

During a record-breaking flight through the sun’s corona in Dec. 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured the closest-ever ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

A quiet, glowing gas cloud has been hiding in plain sight not far from Earth. For decades, astronomers have predicted that ...

I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected. You can stream the object live today, or maybe see it from your ...

You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...

Through the solar wind, the Sun touches every part of our solar system. The solar wind’s many impacts include creating auroras and stripping planets’ atmospheres.