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This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System.

First detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on July 1, the cosmic interloper was given the temporary name A11pl3Z….

Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the Permian–Triassic mass extinction, or the Great Dying, was the most catastrophic extinction in the history of our planet. It…

For the past 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been the only human species on Earth. Our ancestors, including the Neanderthals and Denisovans, disappeared long before us, leaving behind only fossils and traces in our DNA. But what if these ancient…

During this upcoming week, skywatchers across most of the U.S. and southern Canada will get an opportunity to view the two largest space vehicles now in orbit around the Earth within minutes of each other.

They are the International Space Station…

Very massive stars that collapse to create black holes may vomit out much more material during their short lives than we previously thought.

To fit with astronomical observations of these stars, which have masses over 100 times that of the sun, a…

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• In 2076, the dwarf planet Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 11,400 years, and scientists are now figuring out the best way to visit the outer solar system visitor before its…

Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s April 20 encounter with Donaldjohanson, an asteroid in our solar system’s…