Comet 3I/Atlas is soon going to be closest to the Sun in its journey through our solar system. Here are five facts that shed light on this phenomenon.

Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.

Eleven objects found at the extremities of the solar system could mark the location of a 'Kuiper Belt 2.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

On a Hawaiian mountaintop in the summer of 1992, a pair of scientists spotted a pinprick of light inching through the constellation Pisces. That unassuming object — located over a billion kilometers ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Brad Gibson, Director of the E.A. Milne Centre for ...

CLEVELAND — With so much focus on the total solar eclipse right now, I thought some stellar solar system facts would shake up your universe. Let me take you back to grade school and the solar system ...

A peculiar interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, is challenging comet theories with its sunward tail and unusual composition. While scientists explore natural explanations for its behavior, the object's ...