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 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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal object approximately 435 miles wide in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, ...

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

Jupiter, roughly 562 million miles from Earth today, has nearly 100 moons. But Batygin and his collaborator Fred Adams' ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

Stars that pass close to the solar system could pull planets out of alignment, sending them hurtling into the sun or out into ...