A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

The upcoming partial solar eclipse on March 29 is the perfect time to watch the moon hide and then reveal dark patches on the ...

Astronomers have tracked several meteorites that dropped in on Earth back to their origin, space rocks in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

On March 29, a partial solar eclipse will cause a dark shadow over eastern North America — and weather satellites will pick ...

Solar panels can save money on electric bills, but a solar panel system requires a steep upfront investment — $30,000 for the average system including installation ...

This stunning photo shows every single planet in the solar system at the same time during a rare alignment that won’t happen again until 2040. Taken from a field in Somerset, the groundbreaking ...

What is the immune system? The immune system works to keep germs and other foreign substances out of the body and destroy any that get in. It's made up of a complicated network of cells and organs. It ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People look up to the sky from an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Solar System traversed the Orion star-forming complex, a component of the Radcliffe Wave galactic structure, approximately 14 million years ago. This journey ...

The team's research indicates the solar system's passage through the Orion region occurred between approximately 18.2 and 11.5 million years ago, with the most likely time between 14.8 and 12.4 ...