The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) as they encircle the giant planet. But smaller celestial bodies in the ...

Eight planets travel in circular paths around a burning ball of gases, called the Sun. Welcome to our Solar System, our space ...

A newly discovered warp in the outer Solar System may have been created by a small, rocky world, much closer to the Sun than ...

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and ...

Scientists made these observations using data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm mission, which relies on three identical ...

While Saturn 's magnificent rings, spanning 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometres), are a familiar celestial marvel, scientists ...

Astronomers are investigating a potential hidden planet, dubbed Planet Y, far beyond Neptune. Its gravitational pull is ...

Scientists at Brazil’s Pico dos Dias Observatory have, for the first time, successfully observed the process of formation of ...

Astronomers believe they may have uncovered evidence of a hidden Earth -size planet lurking in the outer solar system. Dubbed “Planet Y”, the proposed world could be nearly twice as close to Earth as ...

Even astronomers who study peculiar outer space objects have their favorites. Here are some interstellar bodies that have won ...

A recent study by Princeton University astronomers suggests the possible existence of a previously undetected planet in our ...

Analyses of its emissions using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory indicate that the interstellar comet probably has a ...