There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

A few decades ago, the Solar System had nine planets, but in 2006 the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as ...

Chiron is a class of comet-ish asteroids/asteroid-ish comets called centaurs – named after the half-human, half-horse hybrid ...

If Brown’s hidden world is real, Rubin will almost certainly find it or strong indirect evidence that it exists. “In the ...

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...

Astronomers believe that our solar system may still hold surprises, with ongoing efforts to find a hidden ninth planet, often referred to as Planet Nine or Planet X. If confirmed, this discovery ...

As Earth completes yet another full orbit around the Sun, an encroaching storm is expected to bathe the planet in a glorious ...

You're going to want to look up -- this event includes the three furthest planets in our solar system. 2025 is starting off ...

NASA's Director of Planetary Science, Jim Green, discusses the Jan. 20 2016 Astronomical Journal science paper that points to ...

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, ...