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A new study claimed that the Sun, Earth and the other planets within the Solar System formed after Milky Way collided with its neighboring galaxy multiple times. According to the authors of the study, the galactic collisions that may have formed the Solar System happened at least three times.

A storm chaser was able to snap rare photos of sprites in the sky that resemble a giant jellyfish. According to a space weather forecasting site, the sprites probably became more prominent due to the current solar minimum conditions.

Astronomers have detected a new type of asteroid that has a strange characteristic.

Grand Solar Minimums may also last significantly longer than the normal solar minimums.

The planet Venus will pass in between the Sun and the Earth during a cosmic event known as the inferior conjunction. According to astronomers, the shape of Venus is expected to change in the days leading up to the event.

Weather forecasting agencies have confirmed that Earth is about to get hit by a stream of solar winds from the Sun. According to the agencies, the solar winds came from a hole on the Sun’s surface that’s currently facing Earth.

Scientists believe that the Sun’s unusual lack of activity indicates that it might enter a period known as solar minimum. Some of them even claimed that it could trigger a Grand Minimum, which is associated with a mini ice age.

A spacecraft recently launched by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) could be used to closely study the fragmenting comet known as ATLAS.

The 99th anniversary of a powerful solar storm that affected large portions of Earth recently took place on May 12. According to reports, it was the biggest solar storm to hit Earth during the 20th century.

NASA’s high-flying telescope was able to observe the blue-tinted haze surrounding the planet Pluto. Through the telescope’s observations, NASA was able to understand how the haze forms in Pluto’s atmosphere.

A dead satellite that was launched by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) over two decades ago has solved the mystery behind Saturn’s hot atmosphere. Recently, a team of scientists released a new study using the data collected during the mission.

A space weather forecasting site reported that a stream of solar winds is currently moving toward Earth’s direction.

An amateur astronomer was able to capture images of solar prominences escaping from the Sun’s surface. These prominences, which mainly consist of plasma, are known to trigger coronal mass ejections.

A new study revealed that the biggest black hole ever discovered in 2019 is not real. According to the authors of the study, the mass of the monster black hole was inaccurately measured.

Astronomers currently observing the approaching comet SWAN said that it has become bright enough to be spotted by the human eye. It will most likely become brighter as it approaches the Sun and Earth.

Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that’s about three times more massive than Jupiter, which is the largest planet in the Solar System. According to the astronomers, the new exoplanet is currently the largest object in its own star system.

A UFO expert claimed to have spotted a cube-shaped alien vessel flying near the Sun in a photo taken by NASA’s solar satellite. According to the expert, the strange object resembled the fictional Borg ship featured in the “Star Trek” media franchise.

An amateur astronomer trying to take a photo of the fragmenting comet Atlas accidentally came across trains of Starlink satellites deployed by SpaceX.

In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s upcoming anniversary, NASA shared a stunning photo of a massive nebula. The image shows a massive stellar bubble created by a star that’s 45 times more massive than the Earth’s Sun.

The annual meteor shower typically produces 15 to 20 meteors an hour during the overnight shower, but has produced around 100 an hour on rare occasions.

The first geomagnetic storm of the year recently occurred after Earth got hit by solar emissions ejected by the Sun. Space weather forecasters said the solar event took them by surprise.