This giant protective bubble, created by the Sun's solar wind, extends far beyond the orbit of Neptune and shields life in our solar system from harmful cosmic radiation and high-energy particles.

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

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The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

The solar system holds extraordinary wonders, from Voyager 1’s historic journey into interstellar space after traveling ...

3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its hyperbolic orbit tells us ...

The idea was that high-powered lasers would propel tiny probes to 20 percent of the speed of light, impelling them with ...

A study shows spacecraft could intercept interstellar comets with today’s technology, unlocking new insights into material from beyond our solar system.

The UK government and solar industry have jointly published a long-anticipated roadmap detailing how to maximise the ...

Until recently, we could only study geology by looking at rocks on Earth and the Moon —well, and the rare meteor or two that ...

Virginia's regulators delivered a resounding victory for solar-panel owners and advocates, striking down a power company's ...

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