A cosmic coincidence could give us an unprecedented look at a visitor from another solar system. If all goes well.

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar ...

Some say advances in perovskite solar cells mean we are on the brink of the next solar energy revolution. Others aren't so ...

China’s Chang’e-6 mission, the first sample return mission to the far side of the Moon last year, made a fascinating ...

Tailcatcher predicts that Hera and Europa Clipper will pass close to 3I/ATLAS' tail from October to November 2025.

Just over 12 months ago, we were sitting at Woomera, in the Australian outback, waiting for a streak of light in the sky to testify that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft had returned from its voyage to ...

Ancient asteroid samples contain crucial clues about the solar system, a new study has revealed. The study, published in Nature Astronomy, presents findings from Japanese Hayabusa2, a mission ...

After seven years of space flight and billions of miles traveled, the first asteroid sample landed safely on Earth on Sunday. NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission capsule contains an 8.8-ounce asteroid sample ...