When 'Oumuamua traversed our solar system in 2017 it was the first confirmed Interstellar Object (ISO) to do so. Then in 2019, Comet 2l/Borisov did the same thing. These are the only two confirmed ...

Our solar system is a weird place. Much more than a home to eight planets, it’s filled with a myriad of fascinating other smaller bodies, including moons, asteroids, and comets. In recent decades, ...

Premieres Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - 30, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app New discoveries are proving it – our solar system is a weird place, filled with bizarre worlds shaped by extreme forces ...

GPS receivers were off by up to 230 feet during the worst solar storm in 20 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Location ...

Scientists have discovered a comet traveling one way out of the solar system after a close encounter with Saturn. The comet, designated Comet A117uUD (A117uUD), was only discovered on June 14, 2024, ...

The object that smashed into Earth and kick-started the extinction that wiped out almost all dinosaurs 66 million years ago was an asteroid that originally formed beyond the orbit of Jupiter, ...