The LHS 1903 system defies expectations with a rocky outer planet, prompting new ideas about how planets form and evolve.

An interstellar comet changed its chemistry after passing the Sun, revealing hidden layers and a surprising mix of carbon ...

When a hunk of ice from another star system hurtles through our cosmic neighborhood, astronomers pay attention. When that ...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable planetary system where three very different objects orbit a distant star—and their ...

The third confirmed interstellar body to visit our solar system is being revealed as a time capsule from a very different ...

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A mysterious interstellar comet older than the Sun is exposing alien chemistry and rewriting astronomy as we know it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of HOPS-315, a baby star some 1,400 light-years from Earth where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Every time an interstellar object comes whizzing into our Solar System, it brings with it a certain intrigue. Where is it from? How did it form? Why ...

Around 70,000 years ago, a small, reddish star came near our solar system and disturbed comets and asteroids – just when modern humans were beginning to leave Africa. The star – Scholz’s star – named ...