Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

December's faint Ursid meteor shower returns under dark skies, offering a small chance of unexpected activity.

The colour change reveals ancient carbon chemistry, offering rare insights into material formed beyond our solar system.

Its last close encounter was in mid-September, the closest one yet, passing just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface. It passed through the boundary between outer space and the region where the ...

Astronomers have followed 3I/ATLAS since its discovery on July 1. Hubble photographed it on July 21 from 277 million miles away, revealing a teardrop-shaped cloud of dust wrapped around its icy core.

New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter ...

Gemini North captured new images of Comet 3I/ATLAS after it reemerged from behind the sun on its path out of the solar system ...

Explore the 2025 Yang Fire Horse and the global trends for 2026, from power shifts and cosmic omens to tech and climate ...

The light shows keep coming in 2026. Here's a calendar of full moons, supermoons, eclipses and meteor showers over Redding and the North State.

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)'s backdrop is dominated by the Eagle Nebula — a vast cosmic structure of dust and hydrogen-rich gas ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

Scientists in Boulder are using existing NASA spacecraft to track a rare interstellar comet called 31/ATLAS as it travels ...