Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

NASA Scientists discover a fast-moving star and planetary system moving double our solar system speed through the Milky Way.

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

A star system has been discovered to be moving at an estimated 1.2 million miles per hour, making it possibly the fastest moving solar system in our galaxy.

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved ... and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars ...

Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

THE search for alien life across our Solar System and beyond has so far kicked up nothing intelligent – let alone microbial.

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...