A NASA mission, IMAP, will investigate and map the sun's particles and energy across the entire heliosphere, using a ...

Work from the DiSCo program (Discovering the Composition of Trans-Neptunian Objects) has uncovered the existence of three ...

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

Sky watchers are in for a treat with 2025's first solar eclipse occurring on March 29. Visible in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, this celestial event will not be seen in India.

Using advanced simulations, the researchers propose that these planets emerge from distinct rings of planetesimals, providing fresh insight into planetary evolution beyond our solar system.

Pakistan’s energy landscape is undergoing a major transformation, with solar power emerging as a key solution to its energy challenges. This shift presents a crucial opportunity to enhance ...

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on an ...

Homeowners around the country are happy with going solar. One was thankful for their system after it kept the power going during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Another recent convert was loving ...

Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, have very elliptical orbits. UCLA astrophysicists have now measured the shape of the orbits of ...

Our solar system passed through a vast wave of gas and dust around 14 million years ago, dimming Earth’s view of the night sky. The wave may even have left traces in our planet’s geological ...