Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.

But this assumes that nothing affects the Solar System in the meantime, and that is not a certainty. As we travel around the ...

The TNO, which are described as minor planets that orbit the sun at a greater distance than Neptune, were found on the edge ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

The curious minds at What If wonder if Earth could survive if Jupiter devoured the entire solar system. When traveling, it's wise to use your own charging block and plug into a standard electrical ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...

Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a highly ...

Could Earth really be flung out of the solar system? :globe_showing_Europe-Africa::dizzy: In this mind-blowing video, we break down a chilling new study by scientists from the Planetary Science ...

It's an evocative idea that has long bedeviled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the ...

A potential new dwarf planet has been discovered in the outer reaches of the solar system, and its existence poses the ...

Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...