The Solar System, our cosmic home, is a fascinating and dynamic region of space filled with a diverse range of planets, moons, and other celestial objects. Deep dive into the incredible ...

Astronomers have discovered a new interstellar comet passing through our solar system, marking the third interstellar object we've discovered.

Start with the new Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Second Edition. This self-contained reference follows the trail blazed by the bestselling first edition. It provides a framework for understanding ...

Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid.

Object Details Author NATO Advanced Study Institute on the Origin of the Solar System (1976 : University of Newcastle upon Tyne) Dermott, S. F Notes "A Wiley-Interscience publication." Papers ...

This artist’s concept depicts one of the solar system’s inner planets slamming into Earth after being nudged on a collision course by a passing star. Such a world-shattering cataclysm is ...

There’s a giant ball of ice barreling through the solar system right now, and it’s bigger than any we’ve seen before. It poses no threat to Earth, but this comet, called C/2014 UN271 ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show.

It’s officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system and poses no threat to Earth.

The World Health Organization’s expert group says the origin of COVID-19 remains inconclusive, though most evidence still points to animal-to-human transmission.

The latest version of the Senate's massive budget bill that the Senate is racing through for a vote as soon as Saturday deals a fatal blow to the use of tax credits in place since 2005 to spur ...