The solar system is now at the edge of this cloud, but the massive stockpile of cosmic stardust has left signatures on Earth's southernmost region.

What if we tell you that researchers have found something interstellar buried in the ice in Antarctica? One possibility is the plot of The Thing; the other is a mystery that has puzzled scientists for ...

When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust – known as interstellar clouds. In the local parts ...

Our solar system is currently passing through the Local Interstellar Cloud, a region of highly diluted gas and dust between ...

Learn how traces of a rare radioactive element preserved in Antarctic ice may show that the Solar System is currently passing through debris left behind by exploded stars.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

To help understand the emergence of life on Earth, some scientists are trying to unravel the cosmic carbon cycle. The interstellar chemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)—a large family ...

Interstellar cloud interactions are governed by the interplay of fluid dynamics and magnetic forces as cold, dense clouds encounter hotter, ionised surroundings. Magnetic fields thread both the clouds ...

When you think of outer space, you're likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust—known as interstellar clouds. In the local parts of ...