Scientists are turning their attention to a rare interstellar encounter expected in March 2026, when comet 3I/ATLAS is ...

As the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS approaches Jupiter on 16 March 2026, scientists will be watching for more than just ...

Avi Loeb reflects on 3I/ATLAS' flyby, saying humanity arrived late to the cosmic party and Earth isn't the centre of ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to come thick and fast. But when we've found it, how will we know for sure?

Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope ...

North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern ...

Scientists have discovered a lemon-shaped planet. You’re seeing an artist’s rendering followed by animation of it orbiting ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre carbon-rich planet orbiting a neutron star, PSR J2322-2650b, with soot clouds and ...

Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron star under extreme conditions that challenge current models of planetary formation. Scientis ...

Humanity has sent into space everything from lightsabers and Tesla Roadsters to golden records and entire digital genetic ...

“This system is unique because we are able to view the planet illuminated by its host star, but not see the host star at all, ...