Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager probes to explore the outer reaches of the Solar System and the interstellar space beyond. Eventually, both spacecraft encountered a blazing “wall of fire” at the ...

Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.

The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has astronomers stumped with its bizarre sun-facing tail and weird composition. But it’s also ...

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner ...

New research reveals Sumer’s cities may have risen with the tides, rewriting the origin story of the world’s first ...

Uranus’s tiny moon Ariel may have had a subsurface ocean that made up around 55% of its total volume. By mapping craters, ...

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This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Redwood Materials scaling up its grid battery business and Jennifer ...