A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

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Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...

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Comet 3I/ATLAS was full-on erupting into space in December 2025, after its close flyby of the sun, causing it to ...

The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period — even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed — Earth’s solar system and its planets looked ...

NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.

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Initial analysis suggested the nucleus was approximately 13.7 kilometers wide (roughly city-sized); however, researchers ...