From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, The University of Texas at Austin, Yale University and National Taiwan Normal University ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on ...