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The mysterious object appears to be a rarely seen "quasi-moon" that closely follows the orbit of our planet.

Scientists Intrigued by Mysterious Object Floating Near Earth

By Frank Landymore

NASA scientists have determined that the Sun has increased in solar activity, defying expectations that it would enter a more quiet period.

Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find

By Sharon Adarlo

Seismic data collected by the NASA Insight lander point to huge foreign objects lodged in the mantle of Mars from billions of years ago.

NASA Finds Evidence That Mars Devoured Huge Chunks of Other Planets

By Frank Landymore

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the number of the planet's known satellites to 29.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Mysterious Object Orbiting Uranus

By Victor Tangermann

The Hubble Space Telescope just snapped some stunning photos of our solar system's newest interstellar obect, 3I/ATLAS.

Hubble Snaps Photos of Interstellar Invader

By Frank Landymore

When checking out Uranus, scientists discovered something exciting: that the planet appears to have a long-term partner.

Scientists Say That Uranus Appears to Have a Girlfriend

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the earliest ever signs of planets being born around a star.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots Planets Forming Into Solar System in Real Time, Like an Organism’s First Cells

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have confirmed that a recently spotted object is an interstellar visitor, and appears to have come from the center of our galaxy.

Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Solar System Is Coming From the Center of the Galaxy

By Frank Landymore

The European Space Agency released images that provide the first clear view of the southern pole of the Sun.

Astronomers Just Took the First-Ever Picture of the Bottom of the Sun

By Frank Landymore

New research suggests that our entire solar system is vulnerable to being thrown into chaos by a distant star.

Scientists Fear a Passing Star Could Fling Earth Out of the Sun’s Orbit, Into the Frigid Expanse Beyond

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have captured the Sun's corona in astonishing detail, revealing mesmerizing features like coronal rain — all in pink.

New Imaging Technique Makes the Sun Look Like a Swirling Pink Liquid

By Frank Landymore

New research suggests that Jupiter used to be at least twice as big as it is today, during a crucial moment in the Solar System's evolution.

Scientists Find Jupiter Used to Be More Than Twice Its Current Size

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have detected a promising sign of a ninth planet lurking at the the farthest reaches of the Solar System.

Scientists Say They May Have Spotted a Huge Hidden Planet Deep in Our Solar System

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have discovered a gigantic, glowing gas of hydrogen gas lurking just 300 light-years away.

Scientists Intrigued by Glowing Cloud Near Our Solar System

By Victor Tangermann

The potential city killer asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer projected to strike our planet, but it and others like it will be back again.

Killer Asteroid Will Miss Earth But Return for a Shot at Revenge

By Frank Landymore

A giant wave of undulating gas and dust appears, per new research, to have engulfed our Solar System millions of years ago.

Something Mysterious Swept Over Our Entire Solar System, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai