When looking at our solar system, the planets going around the sun seem to be set up in a pretty organized fashion. They are all orbiting in the same direction, and exist on a roughly flat ...

"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss ...

APRIL 13, 2023 — An international research team led by UTSA associate professor of astrophysics Thayne Currie has made a breakthrough in accelerating the search for new planets. In a paper slated for ...

Missed last night’s lunar eclipse? Unfortunately, you'll have to wait nearly a year for the next one — and for much of Texas and the Eastern U.S., visibility may not be as clear as it was ...

"These objects really could be anywhere in the solar system at any given time." One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking ...

New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries: the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is the name given to a theorized group of potentially trillions of icy objects on the edge ...

MADDIE MOATE: The universe is vast. CHILD: Vast means really, really big! MADDIE: There are a lot of stars in our universe. And the sun is a star that gives out heat and light. The sun is at the ...