We all picture the Solar System as a neat cosmic racetrack with planets orbiting the Sun on a flat, organized path. But have ...

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Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has traveled farther than any spacecraft in human history. After more than four decades of silent endurance through space, it now sails beyond the orbit of the outer ...

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for ...

It's probably a comet, but it might be some sort of ancient alien spacecraft or probe. What's for sure is that the mystery surrounding an object known as 3I/ATLAS is becoming both more and ...

Oct. 7 (UPI) --NASA and the European Space Agency are tracking the 3I/ATLAS interstellar object as it travels past Mars on its way toward the Sun and through the solar system. The object is thought to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

California startup Reflect Orbital plans to launch thousands of satellites with mirrors to redirect sunlight to solar farms at night. Astronomers warn the bright reflected light could be “ruinous” to ...

An exclusive tour is being developed by Eclipse Traveler for optimal viewing of the Total Solar Eclipse on November 25, 2030. The designated viewing location for this celestial event will be a prime, ...

A total solar eclipse is scheduled to occur on September 2, 2035. An optimal viewing location in Japan is currently under determination for this celestial event. An exclusive tour, organized by ...

On July 22, 2028, the moon's shadow will cut a 143-mile-wide (230 kilometer) path across Australia and New Zealand. According to NASA, it will mark the first total solar eclipse visible from Sydney ...

What has no brain, no nervous system, and not even nerves, yet acts as if it has reflexes? The answer is a Venus fly trap. This famous carnivorous plant captures insects and other small animals – and ...