Researchers have recently focused on intriguing geological formations on Venus, including peculiar structures on its surface ...

In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar ...

Chinese scientists analysing lunar soil have discovered rare meteorite fragments believed to come from beyond the inner Solar ...

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The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has astronomers stumped with its bizarre sun-facing tail and weird composition. But it's also ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

Folks, it’s official: the object that astronomers recently spotted blowing through the outer solar system came from interstellar space. Yesterday, the intriguing stranger was named A11pl3Z. Now, it’s ...

A rare visitor from another star system has been spotted. It's the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and it was detected on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS ...

Eugene Shoemaker, the founder of astrogeology, dedicated his life to understanding planetary formation through impacts. His ...

Pluto isn't just a distant ice ball; it's turning out to be a fascinating example of planetary geology. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...