As more satellites are launched into orbit, space agencies are looking at how to predict space weather events that could harm ...

Although it's the hottest planet of our solar system, researchers believe that the presence of certain biomarkers on Venus ...

The UK’s VERVE mission to hunt for microbial life in Venus’s clouds could redefine the search for extraterrestrial life.

When most people think of our Solar System, they think of the 8 planets officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). But what if I told you there are at least 40 planets, and ...

Venus, shrouded in mystery, stands out with its toxic atmosphere and retrograde rotation, spinning in the opposite direction ...

The presence of apparent biological signatures on Venus has left UK-based researchers chasing down bacterial life in the ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

Astronomers have discovered yet another alien visitor to the Solar System. This one appears to be a comet, a ball of dust, ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

The third object known to have entered the Solar System from interstellar space has an origin unlike either of its ...

Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...

Astronomers have spotted centimeter-sized “pebbles” swirling around two infant stars 450 light-years away, revealing the raw ...