For the first time in years, astronomers are seriously talking about adding a new member to the solar system’s planetary ...

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...

LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...

Astronomers have revealed that the real center of our solar system isn't the sun. Gravity is playing a part in everything. The barycenter is the center.

Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds.

As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

The 80-centimeter (31-inch) wide rock, named “Phippsaksla", stands out from its environment. It was found back on September 2, 2025, using Perseverance's Left Mastcam-Z camera, on Sol 1612, the ...

Astronomers have discovered seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around the baby sunlike star providing *** peek into the start of our own solar system. The the thing that we've discovered is ...