Astronomers have identified two giant planets forming within the disc of a young star. The observation offers a rare glimpse ...

Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to identify for the very first time a bubble of hot gas, called an ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object ever detected passing through our solar system, carries a chemical signature that does not match what astronomers typically see in comets born ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a ...

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Astronomers studying a rare interstellar comet have discovered something surprising: it contains unusually large amounts of methanol, a type of alcohol. The discovery offers a fascinating glimpse into ...

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The Oort cloud is a shell of icy objects that forms the very outskirts of our Solar System. Recently, a group of researchers discovered that the inner portion of the Oort cloud likely has spiral arms ...

Astronomers studying the Kuiper Belt have detected a strange distortion that could point to an unknown planet lurking far ...

Discovery: On July 2, 2025, astronomers confirmed Comet 3I/ATLAS, marking only the third interstellar object (ISO) ever detected passing through our Solar System, after 1I/ʻOumuamua (2017) and ...