Researchers discover star being consumed by its smaller, deader neighborThis 'cataclysmic variable' is around 3,000 light years away from Earth.By K. Holt, 10.06.2022
First full asteroid return sample confirms early Solar System originsThe rock is made of very primitive materials.By J. Fingas, 12.21.2021
NASA launches mission to explore Solar System 'fossils'Lucy is the agency's first mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.By J. Fingas, 10.16.2021
Planet orbiting a dead star previews our own solar system's fateAstronomers discovered a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf. By S. Dent, 10.14.2021
Two red objects between Mars and Jupiter may explain how the solar system formedThe asteroids may have originated from the vicinity of Neptune's orbit.By M. Moon, 07.30.2021
Astronomers confirm the most distant object in the Solar SystemFarfarout lives up to its name.By J. Fingas, 02.14.2021
Early Solar System meteorites might explain how Earth got waterThey may have lost water 'just' a few hundred thousand years ago.By J. Fingas, 01.10.2021
Strange exoplanet discovery makes a case for the elusive 'Planet Nine'The planet is the first of its kind known to have such an eccentric orbit.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2020
Solar System 'superhighway' could speed up space travelThe route could also lead to more efficient trips.By J. Fingas, 12.12.2020
3D atom mapping helps investigate the origins of lifeModern technology has helped decode an ancient meteorite.By J. Fingas, 05.11.2020
NASA is fixing a Voyager 2 snag that deactivated sensorsIt's providing tech support from 11.5 billion miles away.By J. Fingas, 01.29.2020
NASA's closest-ever Sun flybys reveal how solar wind worksWhat you experience near Earth doesn't tell the whole story.By J. Fingas, 12.04.2019
NASA renames Kuiper Belt object following controversyThe distant Solar System object is called 'Arrokoth' from now on.By J. Fingas, 11.13.2019
European astronauts plan to take pics of a comet from the dawn of timeThey hope to create a 3D model of a comet from the far reaches of the Solar System.By C. Fisher, 06.19.2019
Ultima Thule is unlike anything we’ve seen in the solar systemIt has scientists questioning how the building blocks of planets form.By C. Fisher, 03.19.2019
NASA's Voyager 1 marks 35th anniversary of its launch, gets photo retrospective in tributeBy J. Fingas, 09.07.2012