In a few billion years, our Sun will become so violently hot that it could wipe out all life in the Milky Way. Yet, ...

Fans of the sun-centered solar system will want to down a few Zywiecs in honor of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born on Feb. 19, 1473. That would make him 536 years old – an age ...

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex-39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Sept. 23 at 7:32 a.m. EDT (1132 GMT). Stowed inside Falcon's payl ...

There have been many studies done to better understand how the heliosphere interacts with other elements and what its boundaries look like. NASA studies the heliosphere to understand the basic physics ...

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

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

The star at the center of the solar system does more than provide light and warmth. It also acts as the most powerful ...

One of the studies, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, shows that ice inside the parent asteroid melted and reacted ...

A telescope in Chile recently glimpsed 3I/ATLAS' glowing tail, which observations reveal has grown as the interstellar object ...