The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...

Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished together by gravity. That same cloud gave rise to our entire solar system, including our star, the sun.

Venus is a Victim of a Rampant Greenhouse Effect Venus's atmosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse ...

One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking about ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

According to the researchers, taking an actual photograph of the Oort Cloud's theorized spiral from Earth would be incredibly difficult, and there are currently no resources dedicated to such an ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

"These objects really could be anywhere in the solar system at any given time." Related: Alpha Centauri: Facts about the stars next door Wiegert and his colleague, University of Western Ontario Ph ...

While the study raises the possibility of a link between the past traverse of the solar system through its galactic neighborhood and Earth's climate via interstellar dust, the authors emphasize ...

While the study raises the possibility of a link between the past traverse of the solar system through its galactic neighborhood and Earth's climate via interstellar dust, the authors emphasize ...

There is growing excitement that deeper sediment surveys might someday reveal cosmic debris tied to the solar system’s journey into Orion. The researchers note that around the same time as this ...

One exciting project currently happening is NASA’s Lucy mission, which is on a quest to learn more about asteroids orbiting ...