The telescope is part of a cluster of four observatories that include two in Hawaii and one in South Africa, whose job is to do exactly what the Chile telescope did: scan the skies for interstellar ...

An interstellar tourist is taking a quick trip through our solar system, becoming one of just three known objects to ever do so, according to NASA. A comet from a solar system outside our own was ...

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Solar System trailer, previewing the upcoming epic five-part series about the celestial neighborhood that Earth is a part of, from BBC Studios and Nova. The Solar ...

Astronomers have spotted what they think might be an "interstellar object" hurtling through the solar system — and it's headed toward us. The visiting space object, potentially the third of its kind ...

Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...

Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system. From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of ...