Scientists have been left stunned after discovering that a mysterious interstellar object contains unusually high ...

In 2020, astronomers discovered a violent cosmic event that has led them to rethink how extreme pairs of astronomical objects form. These pairs are capable of producing powerful cosmic collisions.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of ...

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes two new acquisitions to the collection—the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) Pathfinder and Parker Solar Probe model. The Pathfinder is a ...

Astronomers witnessed planets colliding 11,000 light-years away, an event that could shed light on the collision that created ...

NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense ...

The moment an object from another star system appears in survey data, astronomy shifts into sprint mode. Interstellar ...