The Solar System might not be as quiet and orderly as we think. Imagine one day looking up and seeing something strange in the sky, a small speck that grows larger and larger. Soon, it becomes clear: ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s ...

Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it ...

New strategies may soon allow scientists to test dark energy theories within our own solar system, linking cosmic-scale physics to local observation. Science advances through a cycle of proposing ...

The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - ...

Avi Loeb suggested that if 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft, it may use its proximity to the Sun's powerful gravitational pull while ...

On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by cataclysmic destruction, but rather by the vote of the International Astronomical Union, which declared that Pluto, considered the ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

Although it's smaller than a planet, Chiron could be a natural laboratory for learning about how ring systems form, change, ...

Apartment and condo dwellers in one US state can enjoy balcony solar power with EcoFlow's new Stream series. Here's what you need to know. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a ...