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For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.
Admire our galaxy’s dramatic galactic core—a sparkly bulge of stars and gas—while summer’s short ‘Milky Way season’ lasts ...
Researchers have used machine learning to dramatically speed up the processing time when simulating galaxy evolution coupled with supernova explosion. This approach could help us understand the ...
The first images released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory show details of our Solar System with unprecedented clarity.
Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...
The Milky Way's core will be visible this month and through August. Here's what Tennessee stargazers should know.
Mercury’s risk of orbital disruption rises by 50–80%. There’s a 0.3% chance Mars could be lost through collision or ejection, ...
Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to oblivion ...