His IQ ranked from 160 to 200. He is best known for his heliocentric model of the solar system, which placed the sun at the centre rather than the Earth.

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but.

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

All eyes are on Comet 3I/ATLAS as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system ...

Astronomers have confirmed that a recently spotted object is an interstellar visitor, and appears to have come from the ...

In most of the environments we currently study, we know too little about the conditions to meaningfully attempt such models – except for some solar system bodies, such as Saturn’s Enceladus.