New simulations reveal that around 1 million "macroscopic" objects from our closest stellar neighbors, the Alpha Centauri ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Scientists have proposed a novel design for standalone solar PV water pumping systems, using an intermediate supercapacitor ...

The Qatar Calendar House announced that Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will reach its closest point to the ...

Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Just two days before the southeast experienced torrential rains, severe weather and snow, officials with the Tennessee Valley ...

An important point to note is that the paper assumes ... tails and gradually alter the orbits of small bodies in the solar system. More information: David Jewitt, Nongravitational Forces in ...

Scientists have discovered a potentially record-breaking fast planetary system, with a star and possible exoplanet moving at ...