Explore the basics of our solar system, from the Sun at its center to the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit ...

It appears our solar system is getting more popular with out-of-towners. Astronomers have found a third interstellar object, something that has origins beyond our own solar system. The object ...

Explore ten scientifically grounded facts about our solar system, from unique planetary features to surprising interplanetary ...

An alien comet is now passing through our solar system. Here's what we know Scott SutherlandMeteorologist, Science Writer Published on Jul. 12, 2025, 4:00 AM Updated on Jul. 21, 2025, 6:00 AM ...

Photo Credits: NASA Facts you didn't know about our solar system From icy rings to salty moons, here are some amazing solar system facts from BBC you may not have heard before. Photo Credits: NASA ...

Amazing NASA facts about solar system explorationIt’s a bubble made by solar wind from the Sun. Its edge, called the termination shock, is about 100 times farther than Earth. What is the ...

Quick facts about the sun How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun ...

The inner solar system spins much more slowly than the laws of modern physics predict, and a new study may help to explain why. A thin disk of gas and dust — known as an accretion disk ...

There are so many interesting solar system facts, here are some of our favorites. For about a quarter of each Uranus year (or 21 Earth years, as each Uranus year is 84 years long), the sun shines ...