All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

Planetary scale model trails are letting cycling enthusiasts pedal their way through the cosmos. These trails are designed ...

The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun ...

When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in circular orbits around the Sun on a flat disk. But in reality, our Solar ...

Emily Simpson, a passionate space enthusiast and recent Florida Tech graduate, has published groundbreaking research that imagines an alternate version of our solar system. Instead of the asteroid ...

The sun, a searing hot sphere of gas primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, boasts surface and outer atmospheric ...

The sun’s solar wind, made of charged particles, interacts with powerful eruptions, affecting cosmic rays and space weather.

Further simulations on flybys into the inner Solar System revealed one of our own planets might be flung out of the ballpark ...

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida ...

This "kiss and capture" mechanism offers a fresh perspective on planetary formation, particularly about Pluto and its largest moon Charon.

Imagine setting off on a road trip that doesn’t just take you through charming towns, but through an entire solar system – ...