The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has recently made a remarkable discovery, detecting a mysterious object orbiting a star in its twilight years. This intriguing finding adds to a ...

As interstellar object 3I/ATLAS approaches its closest point to the Sun next month, the mysterious visitor continues to fascinate astronomers. The object, which is broadly believed to be a comet that ...

Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our sun hosts our solar system, and if you look more broadly, groups of stars make up huge structures such as ...

Imagine trying to label every star, galaxy, or distant quasar in the sky, millions upon millions of them. Until now, this job relied heavily on a precise but slow method called spectroscopy, which is ...

A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third celestial ...

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS that have been captured in planet-forming discs around young stars could become the seeds of giant planets, bypassing a hurdle that theoretical models have ...