Details about a mysterious interstellar object detected in the solar system on July 1 are now out, as shared by NASA ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up in August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and ...

U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of ...

For decades, scientists puzzled over why Uranus seemed colder than expected. Now, an international research team led by the University of Houston has solved the mystery: Uranus emits more heat than it ...

In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

NASA has confirmed the detection of 3I/ATLAS, the fastest interstellar object ever observed, speeding through our solar system at an astonishing 130,000 miles per hour.

3I/ATLAS was discovered by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on 1 July, and is just the third ...

One of the most popular meteor showers of the year peaks Aug. 12 in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to watch shooting ...

NASA has made an incredible discovery on one of Saturn’s moons, and it could change everything we know about space! Enceladus ...

Set your alarm and find a dark sky: the Perseid Meteor Showers hit their peak overnight, with bright fireballs likely even ...

Any meteors you do see at that time are going to be called Earth grazers,” said Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor ...