How would that effect life on our Earth?

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Over 4 billion years ago, as planets were coalescing around the newborn Sun, our star may have gone on an epic road trip across the Milky Way along with thousands of stellar "twins." And we may owe ...

Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary sun-like star suddenly began flickering wildly, puzzling scientists until they ...

A groundbreaking study in galactic archaeology proves the Sun made a treacherous journey to reach its current home in the Milky Way suburbs.

In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Dr. Lulu Zhao, an ...

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

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While Earth experienced dazzling auroras seen as far south as Mexico, Mars faced a very different and far more intense impact.

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Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

The planets orbit in a flat plane but our solar system is more than just a disc. This video reveals the 3D bubble we travel through, exploring the Oort Cloud, a spherical shell of icy bodies, and the ...