A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Our solar system resides in a unique low-density bubble called the Local Hot Bubble (LHB). Stretching at least 1,000 ...

(AP) — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving ... can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be. This one is 100 light ...

This brings us to eROSITA, the Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics' powerful space-based X-ray telescope. Led by ...

Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

An international team of scientists has made a major breakthrough in understanding how and when the Sun formed about 4.6 ...

The Local Hot Bubble was first suggested over 50 years ago, with scientists theorising that a series of supernovas - massive ...

Discovering the solar system and the Milky Way is an exciting experience for children. A number of sites offer fun and ...

Around our solar system ... a map of the volcanism on Venus, the volcanoes, and you can see that they are all over the place. They don't follow any nice, uh, tight line of volcanism the way ...

Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system. The investigation ...