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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows odd traits—anti-tail, strange acceleration, unusual chemistry—prompting scientists to warn it may drag a 'swarm' of unknown objects through our Solar System.

An eye-catching pattern on the surface of Europa, an ice-covered moon, may have profound implications for our understanding ...

Astronomers have discovered icy rocks in the outer solar system that seem to defy the laws of physics, suggesting the ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest Earth approach on Dec. 19, offering astronomers a rare chance to study a visitor from beyond the solar system ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows odd traits—anti-tail, strange acceleration, unusual chemistry—prompting scientists to warn it may drag a 'swarm' of unknown objects through our Solar System.

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Astronomers detect strong evidence of an atmosphere on ultra-hot TOI-561 b, a low-density rocky planet circling a star older ...

New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building ...