This invisible boundary, located about 100 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun (one AU is the distance from Earth to the Sun), is where the solar wind slows down dramatically after running into ...

The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...

But, if we can figure out what's going to happen to our solar system, that will tell us something about how the Universe might evolve, on timescales far longer than its current age of 13.8 billion ...

An interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS is passing through our solar system this year, NASA announced yesterday. Today at 6 p.m. ET, you can see it for yourself, thanks to a livestream from the ...

If you have your glasses ready, head outside for the big event, and you can follow along for the latest updates on the solar eclipse here.

Imagine the potential for life and unique environmental conditions if the exoplanet Kepler-22b were located within our solar system.

The latest solar system breaking news, comment and features from the experts at Live Science ...

When people picture space, they often imagine endless black emptiness dotted with planets and stars. But new research shows ...

Did you know that the National Air rand Space Museum has researchers that study the solar system? Planetary scientists Sharon Wilson Purdy, Mariah Baker, and Emily Martin from our Center for Earth and ...