While we perceive the Sun as yellow, its actual colour is white. This is because our atmosphere scatters the shorter, blue wavelengths of light, giving it a yellowish hue.

Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and ...

Could a giant planet between Mars and Jupiter have doomed Earth? A new study suggests that small changes would have been ...

The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha Centauri's location and path are shown by a yellow star and a solid blue line ...

The entire Alpha Centauri star system is moving towards us at a rapid pace. Over 10 lakh interstellar objects the size of the Statue of Liberty are drifting unseen in the fringes of our solar ...