Deciphering the universe’s secrets is partly done through observation, but just as important are solid models of the forces ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive hydrogen cloud, known as Eos, shining brightly in ultraviolet light near our solar ...

unbound by any star and roaming freely through interstellar space. Its sudden arrival and high velocity made it an unprecedented event in our solar system’s history. But what has truly captured ...

For months, Voyager 1 —the original space OG— had gone eerily silent. After nearly five decades of loyal service, the ...

A 3D model of the solar neighborhood, within the Local Hot Bubble Scientists have discovered a "cosmic tunnel" near our solar system ... than empty space. The discovery of the interstellar ...

If you were to look at a giant picture of space ... you’d find the solar system. Astronomers believe it formed about 4.5 billion years ago, when a massive interstellar cloud of gas and dust ...

In 2017, ‘Oumuamua became the first observed interstellar ... back at what our solar system used to look like in the early formation stage.” These interactions send the space rocks zipping ...

On August 25th, 2012, humanity became an interstellar species. There was no fanfare or galactic welcome party as a humble robotic probe, the Voyager 1 spacecraft, crossed an invisible threshold.

The Voyagers’ findings have revealed countless new puzzles about the outer heliosphere and interstellar space. These iconic ... the heliosphere shows the solar system with the solar wind and ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar ... a self-taught space enthusiast, and ...

In the blackness of space billions ... are calling for a follow-up interstellar probe. The goal: a 50-year, multi-generation mission that explores the outer solar system on its way into unexplored ...

the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space is a secondhand puzzle with half the pieces missing. Here, the solar wind finally exhausts its momentum and comes to a turbulent halt ...