The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark ...

Our solar system now, once again, officially consists of only eight planets. Although largely debunked, speculation continued ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has gathered significant scientific attention, and soon it will reach its closest point to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar ...

The Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory is thrilled to be your guide to the skies. In this column, I’ll be clarifying some of ...

Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence for a planet orbiting a star in the triple system closest to our own sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the ...

The celestial object is what scientists call a quasi-moon — an asteroid that orbits the sun but appears to move alongside ...

It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,” scientists reported Wednesday, when new worlds begin to gel. “We’ve captured a direct glimpse of the hot region where rocky planets like Earth are born ...

It’s impossible to forget just how much the sun affects life on our planet. It’s overwhelmingly the source of our light and heat, providing just enough to maintain the delicate climatic balance we ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...