Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

The size of the Solar System and the Universe is truly beyond our comprehension. When we think of the vastness of space, we ...

Take a journey through the Milky Way galaxy, exploring the wonders of our solar system and the distant stars that illuminate the night sky. The Milky Way is home to over 100 billion stars, each with ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Grades 9-12 Learn about the cause of sunburns, in this video from NOVA’s Gross Science series. Sunlight is made up of many types of radiation: infrared, visible, and ultraviolet (UV). UV radiation can ...

It’s part science, part magic – and now you can explore the Moon and stars together for just £99. Here’s why this clever ...

The sun is the star at the center of our solar system. It's the largest, brightest and most massive object in the solar system, and it provides the light and heat that life on Earth depends on.

A new study sheds light on what Jupiter, often called the "architect" of the solar system, was like in the beginning. The giant planet has dramatically changed.

Learn about the recently discovered trans-Neptunian object that may eventually join Pluto as a dwarf planet, found at the edge of our solar system.

This process, called accretion, is how everything in the solar system – planets, moons, comets and asteroids – came into being. Telescopes can see young solar systems being born.