The universe has a knack for throwing curveballs at astronomers. Just when scientists think they’ve got cosmic mechanics ...

New Hubble images have revealed objects with shapes and patterns that don’t match any known class of celestial bodies.

The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - but that's not what makes it unusual. Scientists have recently discovered ...

A strange glowing object has appeared in our solar system. NASA has been observing it closely but the agency has not relased any images of it.

Their work explores a little-understood chapter of cosmic history: the time between the universe’s rapid expansion—known as ...

The strange, smouldering metal object discovered in the Australian outback was likely a piece of a Chinese rocket that crashed onto the area, the country’s space agency said. The metal debris with ...

Our solar system’s latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the week. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is widely believed to be a comet. It’s ...

Behind the Sun, the comet appears to show signs of acceleration beyond what is expected by gravity. And for reasons not yet ...

This point, known as perihelion, was around 210 million kilometers from the sun, or 1.4 times the distance between the sun and Earth, and it was on the opposite side of the sun to Earth. This means ...