Two space probes, Hera and Europa Clipper, are ideally positioned to fly through the debris trail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. This offers a rare opportunity to gather crucial data from the comet's ...

I/ATLAS has captured the attention of space enthusiasts and researchers with its unusual features. The interstellar object is expected to make another appearance soon, promising fresh insights into ...

A distant black hole devoured a whole star and burped a massive light flare, as bright as 10 trillion suns. According to a ...

A pair of space probes cruising the solar system may be able to pass through the tail of the mysterious Manhattan-sized comet hurtling towards Earth — but only if the scientists operating them act ...

A black hole ate its way into the record books after devouring a star and creating a celestial outburst that burned with the ...

A mong the hilly forests of southern China, scientists have discovered the largest modern meteorite impact crater on Earth.

Scientists using a global array of radio telescopes have detected the universe’s lowest-mass dark object by observing how it warped light through gravitational lensing. The invisible mass, about a ...

A giant star that is still being consumed by a supermassive black hole may have caused the largest flare of its kind ever seen, astronomers say.

A large chunk of suspected space debris has been found in a remote part of the Australian desert, the country’s space agency confirmed Monday. The charred and smoldering object was found in the ...