Sirius, the Dog Star, is difficult to ignore. Ostentatiously scintillating on the southern horizon right now, the “Searing ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

The system is believed to be traveling at least 1.2 million miles per hour (1.93 million kilometers per hour), according to a ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

Nasa to launch PUNCH Sun mission to recreate solar eclipse - Four suitcase-sized satellites could revolutionise our ...

But of these planets, which is nearest to the sun? Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, plus Earth under your feet—all eight known planets of our solar system!

Filming for The Entertainment System Is Down has begun, and principal photography is underway in Budapest. According to the director, they will be using a real Boeing 747 on the set. “We wanted to ...

A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, galactically speaking. Unfortunately, the planet HD 20794 d does not ...

For some bodies, like all of the planets of the solar system, the difference between ... European probe snaps closest-ever photo of our star Satellites orbiting the sun also have perihelions ...