For Earth to be born, our solar system needed certain isotopes which could only be formed by supernovae. But, shouldn't such ...

The most striking claim about 3I/ATLAS is its estimated age range of 8-14 billion years. This analysis, led by Michele ...

The comet, discovered in July 2025, originated far beyond our Solar System and is thought to be around 7 billion years old - ...

The unusual behaviour of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has reignited online debate, but astronomers say the gaps in public ...

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

The newly identified cluster of Kuiper Belt objects lies about 4 billion miles from the Sun, offering fresh clues about how ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact configuration and later underwent a violent reshuffling that scattered them to ...

Key takeawaysPlanets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune are the most common kind in the galaxy, but because our solar ...

Space experts believe that the 'Dracula' disc could offer new insights into planetary formation, especially in massive ...

One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the ...

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope, we're getting a unique peek behind the cosmic curtain into these dusty ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be older than the Sun. Scientists are analysing its composition, origin, and rare ...