New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

Does our Solar System have 9 planets or only 8? Astronomers have gone back and forth on that a lot, with Pluto now being classified as a dwarf planet. However, out beyond Neptune there could be ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

February will be an awe-inspiring month for astronomy enthusiasts who will be able to the see the solar system's planets ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

While this parade of planets look to our eyes to be huddled in the evening sky, they are of course spread out across a vast chasm of space across the solar system, separated from each other by ...

If the solar system had a corporate structure, Jupiter would be the CEO, while Saturn ensures rules are followed. Venus ...