A long-tailed comet has been spotted close to the sun, and some astronomers are predicting it could be seen with the naked ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new "spider" millisecond pulsar, which received designation ...

A strange flash on Saturn earlier this summer caught the attention of astronomers and sparked speculation about a possible ...

In the vast solar system, if one were to select a 'behind-the-scenes hero' whose impact on Earth is profound yet often overlooked, Jupiter would undoubtedly be the strongest candidate. This giant ...

Science advances through data that don't fit our current understanding. At least that was Thomas Kuhn's theory in his famous ...

For a long time, Jupiter had always been in my mind as that 'gas ball' composed of hydrogen and helium from documentaries. My imagination made me think that any celestial body could easily penetrate ...

John Candy was one of Hollywood’s most beloved comedic actors, stealing scenes in classics like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, and Cool Runnings. With his larger-than-life presence and ...

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the ...

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the ...

Europe's fastest supercomputer Jupiter is set to be inaugurated Friday in Germany with its operators hoping it can help the continent in everything from climate research to catching up in the ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third observed interstellar object ever witnessed in Earth's solar system. The Gemini South telescope in Chile is the latest observatory to get a glimpse of the object as it ...

According to a paper on the discovery, “In situ and remote observations of the ultraviolet footprint of the moon Callisto by the Juno spacecraft”, each of Jupiter's Galilean moons carves a small ...