Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

Could you survive a day on every planet in our solar system? Experience the extreme conditions across the planets in a single ...

New evidence shows that, far beyond Pluto, there may exist a hypothetical planet referred to as Planet X or Planet Nine.

"If our solar system is indeed moving this fast, we need to question fundamental assumptions about the large-scale structure ...

There are no confirmed exomoons, moons orbiting distant exoplanets in other solar systems. There are a few candidates, but ...

At a young age, we're told how the sun warms Earth and makes life possible. That idea sticks with most of us for life. But ...

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

For many, space travel is unrealistic – spaceships are expensive, and interplanetary exploration doesn’t fit in with a 9-to-5 ...

Scientists have finally confirmed a powerful coronal mass ejection from another star, using LOFAR radio data paired with ...

NASA’s latest mission, designed to study the effects of the solar wind on the atmosphere of Mars, was ironically delayed on ...

NASA has spotted what looks like green rain on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The moon seems to glow a green color, which is ...