An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

The cosmos, full of endless wonders and mysteries, keeps throwing us celestial curveballs. In a revelation that could reshape ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

According to a tenet scientists call the cosmological principle, our place in space is in no way exceptional. But recent observations could overturn this long-held assumption ...

Astronomers discover a network of cosmic tunnels linking our solar system to distant galaxies, revealing a dynamic and ...

On the evening of February 28, stargazers will witness a rare celestial event: an alignment of seven planets visible ...

It was controversial as accepted wisdom at the time (supported by the church) was that Earth was at the centre of the universe. Create your own masterpiece of the solar system. You could paint it ...

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves—found throughout the universe—are able to ...