Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

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Wide-orbit planets are fairly common according to the study, and there's a good chance we have one of our own.

The Solar System might not be as quiet and orderly as we think. Imagine one day looking up and seeing something strange in ...

The exoplanet — named 14 Herculis c, or 14 Her c for short — orbits a sunlike star about 60 light-years from Earth in the constellation Hercules. In the new JWST image, it appears as a faint, fuzzy ...

We all have that one friend who think they're a whizz when it comes to all things space. They have astronomical knowledge ...

A recent study indicates a small chance that Earth could be ejected from our solar system due to passing stars. Simulations ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

Given just how big space is, the solar system seems like it shouldn't be too mysterious. But there are actually plenty of questions that took years to solve.

The monstrous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 is the second most distant body originating from the Oort Cloud found to be ...

Our solar system is a pretty wild place, full of amazing stuff. From the giant Sun to the tiny rocks floating around, there’s ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...