The universe is vast, and while our solar system is the center of our everyday lives, it is just a tiny part of the cosmic ...

When we gaze up at the night sky, we are filled with wonder and curiosity. Among the sparkling tapestry of stars, one ...

The "unintentional electromagnetic leakage" from airport radars and military radar systems can be "detectable across ...

Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.

Alpha Centauri is a star system with components 4.2 to 4.4 light-years from Earth and comprises three stars. It is the closest star system to the solar system, and one of its stars is the nearest ...

As a star nears the solar system, it can start to change the orbit of the Earth. When the Earth and the interloper are near, our planet can get a little bit of energy, a gentle gravitational tug ...

If Alpha Centauri—the closest star system to us—is home to an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone this is what it looks like. But we've got to find it by 2035.

Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright star in perfect resonance. The star system, 100 light-years from Earth, was described on Wednesday in a paper published in the journal Nature.

It's unclear if any putative critters aboard 'Oumuamua could have survived an impact with Earth. The icy object barreled past us at about 134,000 mph (215,000 km/h) relative to our planet, Meech said.

Planets Three-star system in deep space may be home to planet, researchers find The GW Orionis star system, 1,300 light-years from Earth, has two stars that orbit one another and the third orbits ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.