Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show.

This is a 3D interactive Solar System built using Three.js, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It simulates the Sun and planets with realistic textures, orbits, and lighting. The project includes a starry ...

Solar system coverage from Scientific American, featuring news and articles about advances in the field.

Chatalaxy is a web app that allows you to explore the solar system like never before. Chat with Astra, an AI-powered assistant, to learn about planets, moons, and solar system!

By orbiting the Sun outside of the Solar System’s orbital plane, the spacecraft has captured the first clear images of the Sun’s south pole. According to the ESA, these observations (and other ...

The idea of an undiscovered giant planet lurking in the Solar System might seem far-fetched, but new simulations suggest that a giant ice planet could be hidden beyond Neptune.

Through the solar wind, the Sun touches every part of our solar system. The solar wind’s many impacts include creating auroras and stripping planets’ atmospheres.

The edge of the Solar System can be defined in several ways. One definition is the point where the planets end, while another considers the Oort Cloud, which marks the outer limit of the Sun's ...

Twenty-eight youngsters experienced a full day of learning about the solar system, outer space, the planets, stars and ...

Desert lichen offers new evidence for the possibility of life on other planets Lichen from the Mojave Desert can survive, and replicate, under levels of extreme solar radiation found on Earth-like ...