The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into question our best model of the ...

We should start with some data. I can do a screen capture of the loading screen and then use my favorite video analysis program (Tracker Video Analysis) to get position and time data. Of course, the ...

New work provides surprising new details about the trigger that may have started the earliest phases of planet formation in our solar system. New work from Carnegie's Alan Boss and Sandra Keiser ...

One of the interesting facts about our Solar System is how fast different planets spin on their axis. Earth takes about 24 hours to make a full rotation, but some planets spin much quicker, making ...

Scientists from NASA have uncovered the mysterious history of one of the solar system's weirdest objects: the fast-spinning dwarf Haumea. Haumea is located in the Kuiper Belt of frozen planets beyond ...