Scientists previously thought the solar system was flying through space at 515,000 mph. It may actually be going three times ...

The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into question our best model of the ...

The strongest solar flare since 2017 exploded on the sun late on Friday as a massive display of aurora took place on Earth. This latest solar flare came from a sunspot region called 3664, activity ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course. When ...

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth ...

Brace for Impact: A high-speed solar storm, triggered by the Sun’s most powerful eruption of the year, is currently buffeting Earth's magnetic field, with space weather experts warning of possible ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you might ...

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Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth ...