Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...

A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing ...

Mars may have harboured life in the past but life on Mars today seems extremely unlikely. Europa is the best bet for a planet/moon in our solar system, apart from Earth, to harbour life.

Out where the Sun shrinks to a bright pin, Voyager 1 is getting a cosmic suntan. Nearly 24 billion kilometers from Florida’s ...

In the remote outer reaches of planetary systems, far beyond the orbit of known planets, enormous and mysterious worlds ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

Here's everything you need to know before taking the leap. Do solar panels make it harder to sell your house? Most of the time, they don't. "Overall, they're perceived as a value, because they're ...