The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

Let's talk about how mysterious the universe is. To know, the visible diameter of the universe is about 93 billion light-years. Doesn't that sound a bit exaggerated?

Astronomers have recently detected a colossal object at the edge of our solar system, sparking excitement and curiosity within the scientific community. This discovery could provide crucial insights ...

Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn our understanding of how the solar system formed, after the space rock turned out to be older than expected. Previous research suggests ...

Sam Walters is the associate editor at Discover Magazine who writes and edits articles covering topics like archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution, and manages a few print magazine sections ...

Back in 2019, a consortium of scientists predicted August 2025 as the peak of the solar activity cycle. But where are we now?

This might sound like an obvious thing for a professional stargazer to say. But astrophysicist Federica Bianco was reacting to something extraordinary — the first full-colour picture from a telescope ...

Not everything hidden in deep space needs to be massive. Sometimes, it’s a quiet, distant wanderer that sparks the biggest questions. Astronomers have recently spotted one such object — a newly ...

A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing within 10,000 AU might destabilize Mercury's orbit, potentially affecting ...

A recent study indicates a small chance that Earth could be ejected from our solar system due to passing stars. Simulations suggest these stellar encounters might disrupt planetary orbits, potentially ...