Solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the sun today (Jan. 20) during an event known as ...

Tune in today (Jan. 16) to bid farewell to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, courtesy of a livestream from the Virtual Telescope ...

Scientists found new evidence (or lack thereof) disproving the conspiracy theory that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is alien technology.

Those concerned that 3I/ATLAS' arrival to our solar system meant that some sort of alien invasion was imminent can breathe a ...

It’s a bit mind-bending to realise that everything we know about the scale of the universe comes from people stuck […] ...

On Jan. 10, 2026, Jupiter reaches opposition, the moment when Earth passes directly between the planet and the sun. It puts ...

The biggest planet in our solar system is hovering over the North Carolina skyline throughout January, and stargazers will ...

Jupiter is about to dominate the night sky, lining up with Earth and the Sun in a way that makes the giant planet appear bigger and brighter than at any other time this year. Around January 10, ...

The Nearest stars panel shows the list of stars closest to the system selected by the history grid cursor, and the number of times you visited them. Setting a maximum distance calculates a sphere with ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as ...