The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...

A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the ...

Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is ...

The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on—electric grids, aviation and ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...

AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...

Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...

In a historic milestone for space exploration, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has delivered the closest-ever images of the Sun — a blistering 3.8 million miles from its roiling surface. The new images ...

Solar storms may subtly shift your heart rate by influencing heart rate variability and the autonomic nervous system, new ...

Astronomers have discovered yet another alien visitor to the Solar System.