What makes the discovery stand out, researchers say, is how it was made: by detecting the cloud’s faint glow in far-ultraviolet light ... a gas-filled cavity in space that surrounds the solar system.

A mysterious 'ghostly glow ... solar system that persists even when other light sources like stars and planets are subtracted. The discovery was made when astronomers set out to see just how dark ...

It's equivalent to the glow of 10 fireflies spread across the entire night sky. Did someone leave a light on? The solar system is surrounded ... the question, "How dark is dark?" ...

"This cloud is literally glowing in the dark." The cloud is roughly crescent ... The sun and our solar system are passing through the Local Bubble, and have been doing so for the past five million ...

Have you ever seen the solar system glow? After a spring sunset, those that live and stargaze in very dark places often see a cone of faint white light shimmering in the western night sky.

Researchers using data from the Hubble Space Telescope have made a strange discovery: a “ghostly light” surrounding our solar system. When light from stars, planets, and even the glow of ...