The way people think of the Solar System has changed many times throughout history. Before the development of the telescope, these ideas were based on what could be seen with the naked eye. This ...

Learn about the Solar System including the planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and artificial satellites with this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

Space Our solar system could be hiding an extra planet the size of Uranus. Many planets are thought to be flung away from their stars, but it’s possible that some get trapped on the way out ...

A distant trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF 201, has been identified at the solar system's edge, potentially qualifying as a dwarf planet with an estimated diameter of 700 km.