The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.

Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system. Scientists have ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

There's a new interstellar comet in the neighborhood! Known as 3I/ATLAS, this comet poses no threat to Earth – but it does ...

A comet the size of Manhattan has been detected hurtling through the solar system, marking only the third time an ...

Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space ...

Milky Way viewing is at its best right now, especially if you’re in the southern hemisphere. Here's what to look out for, ...

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

The world of space remains one of the great unknowns for scientists on Earth. The immensity of what is 'out there' means that any small discovery becomes news. Although in these s ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, ...