At first glance, the night sky appears still. But in reality, everything moves, our Solar System being no exception. As it ...

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.

Gravity provides the force needed to maintain the stable orbit of planets around a star and also of moons and artificial satellites around a planet. The moons around planets in the Solar System ...

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this ...

Could a giant planet between Mars and Jupiter have doomed Earth? A new study suggests that small changes would have been ...

For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the complex dance of planetary motion. The ancient belief that planets followed perfect circular orbits aligns intriguingly with modern theories of ...

But such events are not just a treat for stargazers – they can also have a real impact on our Solar System and offer the opportunity to gain new insights about our place within it. The eight ...

Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and ...

which will to complement Kinematics’ actuation systems. This acquisition allows Kinematics to provide a complete solution for solar tracker motion technology, simplifying design integration and ...

The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System. The Sun’s huge gravitational field keeps many other objects – planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets – in orbit around it.