Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

The solar system is portrayed as a dynamic, gossip-fueled family, with each planet offering snide comments about one another, reflecting their unique characteristics and positions. Despite their ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

The planets in our solar system orbit the sun essentially along a line across the sky in a plane called the ecliptic. For that reason, planets in our Earthly sky always appear somewhere along a ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — An expert in energy technologies uses AI tools to investigate the impact of extreme weather on solar-powered and electrified homes and uncover their unique vulnerabilities and ...

Set in the far future of 4373, METAL SUITS takes place where humanity has colonized the Solar System and the Helios planets. Kevin, a once ...

but our home planet actually revolves around the Sun at incomprehensible speeds of 67,000 miles per hour. Current estimations suggest that Mercury is the fastest mover in our solar system ...

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 ...

What If an Asteroid Like This Hit Earth? While 2004 XG is not large enough to cause a global catastrophe, a direct impact ...

Space is all around us. We live on planet Earth but there are loads more planets up in space. There are also stars and moons. The closest star to Earth is the Sun. In our solar system there are 8 ...

In his inauguration speech in January, United States President Donald Trump declared the US would“plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars”. <p ...