Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...

How do rogue planetary-mass objects – celestial bodies that fall between planets and stars in size – come into existence? An ...

The astronomical linkup is fairly common and can happen at least every year depending on the number of planets.

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

Imagine the solar system's planets throwing a Bollywood dance party. Each planet has its unique dance move. Mercury moves ...

SPACE is finally spinning once again. Mission: SPACE Earth Sculpture Spinning The exterior of Mission: SPACE has undergone ...

The article envisions the solar system forming a cricket team with each planet embodying unique player characteristics. From ...

Eiza González plays the lone survivor of a deep-space bloodbath in 'Ash,' which saves its boldest ideas for your eyeballs, ...