Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Artist's impression of Planet Nine – a suspected “wide-orbit” planet – with the Sun in the distance; Neptune's orbit is shown ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show. By Katherine Kornei If our species manages to hang ...

Zooming in on 78 disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, scientists saw hitherto undiscovered structures around young ...

New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.

A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from ...

Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.

THE James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first-ever exoplanet – a distant world hidden by the glare of its nearest ...

According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets.

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

New NASA breakthroughs in space observation reveals black holes firing jets at nearly light speed and ancient cosmic events ...