Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to oblivion ...

A new astronomical study suggests that Earth could one day be ejected from the solar system, not by the aging of the Sun, but by the unpredictable trajectory of a rogue star. While such a scenario ...

Take a journey through the Milky Way galaxy, exploring the wonders of our solar system and the distant stars that illuminate the night sky. The Milky Way is home to over 100 billion stars, each with ...

Bad news, earthlings. Computer simulations of the solar system’s future reveal a new risk facing us all: The gravitational tug of a passing star could either cause another planet to smack into ...

Unfortunately, If it were to swing too close to our solar system, it might just send our planet hurtling into the sun. It could even eject Earth out of the solar system completely.

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away ...

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...

Stars that pass close to the solar system could pull planets out of alignment, sending them hurtling into the sun or out into space By Alex Wilkins 16 May 2025 ...

Scientists Fear a Passing Star Could Fling Earth Out of the Sun's Orbit, Into the Frigid Expanse Beyond "It's a little scary how vulnerable we may be to planetary chaos." ...

Earth Has A 1-In-100,000 Chance Of Being Ejected From The Solar System Due To A Passing Star A new simulation expands on the possible scenarios of how the Solar System will end. Dr. Alfredo Carpineti ...

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

For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.