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

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

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...

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 ...

KQ14, nicknamed "Ammonite", was discovered using the Subaru Telescope and is a highly elliptical object with a perihelion and aphelion that places it beyond the heliopause, and is not visible to the ...

Earth Day is April 22 — think you know the planets? Test your knowledge of the solar system in this fun and engaging lifestyle quiz — and see how well you do!

Sell your solar energy to the utility or store it in a battery for later use. The choice is yours with a hybrid solar setup. The independence of having a solar panel system is liberating. Imagine ...

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 ...