Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...

Fans of the sun-centered solar system will want to down a few Zywiecs in honor of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born on Feb. 19, 1473. That would make him 536 years old – an age ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which observes the sun, was able to capture an image of the event, which the agency said peaked at around 5:49 p.m. ET June 17. Could we see the northern lights?

A powerful superflare may explode from the Sun in the next few decades, researchers are warning. The largest explosive events in the solar system, solar flares are intense, sudden bursts of ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on ...

The sun is unique in that it's the only star in our solar system. Up to 85% of stars have at least one companion star. The sun contains over 99% of the mass of our entire solar system.

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this ...