Deep in space, astronomers have witnessed a rare and powerful moment: the birth of planets around a distant baby star. This ...

Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same ...

NASA has discovered the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, located 4.5 au from the Sun, offering a rare glimpse into celestial ...

and closing in on what is considered the inner solar system. Despite its distance, NASA said the comet poses no threat to Earth or the Moon, as the interstellar object will remain at least 150 million ...

On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...

The Oort Cloud, an expanse of icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system, is shown here in a scene from "Encounters in the Milky Way," a show at New York City's Hayden Planetarium that ...

All eyes are on Comet 3I/ATLAS as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system ...

A diagram of the heliosphere shows the solar system with the solar wind and sun’s magnetic field flowing out to meet the interstellar medium.

This diagram easily breaks down the science of what's happening in space with the sun, moon, and Earth during the April 8 total solar eclipse. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...