A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau system features an infant sun-like star, just 23 million years old, orbited by four ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

Olympus Mons is a giant volcano on Mars. It is the tallest mountain in space. It is almost three times higher than Mount ...

The European Space Agency has quietly added a major piece to its global space communications network with the inauguration of ...

Mars’ positioning is what gives the lighter planet such a strong pull. “The closer it is to the sun, the more a planet ...

Earth’s orbit around the Sun defines everything we take for granted. Day and night, the seasons, and the steady presence of ...

US space weather authorities have warned that Earth is currently experiencing the largest solar radiation storm in more than ...

Scientists have developed a way to generate tiny amounts of solar energy at night. It’s true potential could be in space.

What is “down” in the vastness of space? Scientists reveal how gravity, cosmic planes, and perspective redefine direction, ...