An Abu Dhabi-based observatory captured images of Comet SWAN25F on April 5. With astronomers still confirming its discovery, ...

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...

Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.

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All eyes are on Comet 3I/ATLAS as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system ...

A newly published study from researchers at the University of California (Department of Physics and Astronomy) has found that ...

The International Astronomical Union voted Thursday encouraging space organizations across the globe to collaborate on a timekeeping standard for the moon, where one day lasts 29.5 Earth days.

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