There may now be a partial solution to the luminous trails vexing astronomers. An ultra-black coating could be applied to the satellites themselves, dimming the trails that they leave in images. This ...

The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. Meteor scientist Aswin Sekhar has joined the organising committee of the prestigious Commission ...

A newly found icy object, Ammonite, may be a 4-billion-year-old fossil from the Solar System’s edge—and it’s casting doubt on ...

A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

The race to connect the world through satellite internet has created an unexpected casualty: our view of the cosmos. A new study reveals that major satellite constellations, including Starlink, ...

The Lunar Policy Platform (LPP), the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) have signed a 3 years Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable and ...

Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS.

The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is the fastest and largest of its kind, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into extrasolar ...