Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

Protoplanetary disks are the birthplaces of planets, but few discoveries have stretched scientific expectations like IRAS ...

Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions ...

Tune in today (Jan. 16) to bid farewell to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, courtesy of a livestream from the Virtual Telescope ...

What: A forward-looking SETI Live discussion examining the most significant space science missions, discoveries, and ...

The system is based on a highly compact and flexible ultrathin soft solar blanket that acts as the collection panel and can unroll once the satellite reaches orbit. As it does so, a 3D printer system ...

Our Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is millions of degrees hotter than it should be, and no one knows why.

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...

The convergence of renewable energy demands and advanced laser technology is making space-based power transmission a tangible reality. Multiple organizations worldwide are developing sophisticated ...

Space-based solar power advances with microwave and laser transmission, orbital assembly, and cost reductions, aiming for ...