Our solar system has always been revolving around the galactic center. Astronomers have observed that at this moment, the solar system is crossing a vast and hot cosmic cavity known as the " Local ...
The Oort cloud is traditionally thought of as a vast shell of perhaps trillions of icy objects encasing our solar system, serving as the final boundary between us and the dark reaches of interstellar ...
Here, the 'ice volcano' does not erupt molten rock, but rather 'ice magma' formed from a mixture of water ice, liquid brine, ...
Astronomers have discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. This journey ...
The Voyager spacecraft, on a decades-long journey of exploration, have made an unusual discovery at the edge of our solar system. They’ve detected a layer of hot plasma at the solar system’s boundary, ...
The known universe is full of shockingly huge things. Here are the largest planets, stars, galaxies, and structures we've ...
"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long-lasting spiral structure." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spirals ...
As with many big space stories, 3I/ATLAS is getting a fair share of attention as well as some more controversial theories ...
More than three years after it was first announced, a new deep space antenna is being brought online in Western Australia.
"These features were completely unexpected and, at present, are completely unexplained," Professor Tom Stallard said.
Global electricity use is increasing rapidly and must be addressed sustainably. Developing new materials could give us much ...