Onward and outward, Jupiter rides high to the south in Taurus the Bull at dusk. The waxing near First Quarter Moon meets ...

This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand how planets and ... New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans ...

We typically think of the Oort cloud as scattered ice balls floating far from the sun, yet still tied to it gravitationally.

If everything in our solar system formed from the same solar nebula, why do the planets have different compositions? Herbert WichTitusville, Florida To better understand why the planets have variable ...

Many of these near-match scenarios had the object zooming through the inner solar system, which prompted the researchers to add the terrestrial planets — Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars ...

Using computer models of the four outer planets, the team carried out 50,000 ... had the planet-like object swooping through the inner solar system, the researchers created an additional 10,000 ...

Sure, they’re particles and rocks, but they’re still a fascinatingly long way from home. Alpha Centauri is the star system ...

Scientists have officially confirmed the discovery of a new super-Earth, HD 20794 d, located just 20 light-years away. This ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

the discovery of sodium salts in the Ryugu samples provides new insights for comparing the role that water has played in the development of planets and moons in the outer solar system. More ...

Wolk observed the system ... of planets in our solar system, including an Earth-like atmosphere, a Venus-like atmosphere, and either of these with an ocean. The potential planet at the inner ...