Because the source of their propulsion cannot be seen, Seligman has given these 14 solar system oddities a rather catchy name: dark comets. Solving the riddle of these dark comets will do more ...

Now a team of researchers is offering what it contends is the strongest indication yet of extraterrestrial life, not in our solar system but on ... scientists revisited their readings, the signal ...

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...

Our solar system was formed about four and a half billion years ago, from a massive cloud of gas and dust which collapsed on itself, producing the Sun and later its surrounding planets VIDEOGRAPHIC ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ... five-sigma significance. Their results are reported in The ...

This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs, celestial objects that are lighter than stars, but heavier than gas ...

Solar Cells Made of Moon Dust Could Power Future Space Exploration Apr. 3, 2025 — The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights ... Solar System Mar. 17, 2025 ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars ... that's less likely to happen if they circled each other on their own. The research was published in the journal ...

In a striking new finding, astronomers have uncovered what they say is the strongest evidence yet of life existing beyond our solar system ... researchers describe their findings as a “starting ...

With a lot of talk about space recently, have you ever wondered which are the hottest planets in the solar system? You'd think the closer you are to the sun, the hotter they must be. Now that's ...

In a new analysis, researchers found that the brown dwarfs' motion was changing — a quirk that's less likely to happen if they circled each other on their ... beyond our solar system may yield ...