This may explain the strange properties of the orbits of our solar system's planets, which are not quite perfectly circular, and all lie on slightly different planes. NASA artist’s conception of ...

Astronomers and space enthusiasts are in for a treat next month as we can expect a rare planetary parade. This celestial event will see Mercury joining Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and ...

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If you were to perfectly follow the steps in An Idiot's Guide to Making a Solar System, you should eventually find yourself with a star surrounded by a flat disc of planetary material orbiting in ...

Astronomers say a close encounter with a mysterious—and massive—interstellar object early in our solar system’s history could explain the current orbits of several of Earth’s largest planetary ...

Each new discovery has the potential to refine, or rewrite, what astronomers know about how our solar system has evolved. There is no shortage of mysteries surrounding these objects. Still, the ...

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A planet-size object that possibly once visited the solar system may have permanently ...

Credit: NAOJ The James Webb Space Telescope has provided groundbreaking insights into a new type of exoplanet, fundamentally different from those in our Solar System, by piercing through thick cloud ...

Timing: Dusk after sunset, but before 9 p.m. local time There are eight planets in our solar system and one dwarf planet (Pluto). Because we live on Earth, the most we could see is a maximum of seven ...

Understanding the basics of AI is a must-have skill for Australian students and their teachers ...

Home insurance is just one way our financial system encourages Americans to move to flood-prone sections of Florida or parched, air-conditioning-dependent Arizona. The government mortgage giants ...