We take a look at the current best predictions for what the solar system will look like throughout the rest of the Sun's life ...

A pair of planetary scientists simulated how our solar system might have evolved if it had a super-Earth orbiting where the ...

It's commonly known that a day on Earth lasts for 24 hours, but the truth behind what determines the length of a day is actually a bit complicated.

Plate tectonics seems to be crucial for life on Earth, but we’ve never confirmed that it happens on other worlds - that may ...

Dark matter does pervade the solar system like an invisible fog. We just lack the means to measure its effects on solar ...

The spacecraft—humanity's most distant probe—managed to resumed contact by switching to a secondary radio not used since 1981 ...

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away ...

Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the departing asteroid 2024 PT5.

A small asteroid, dubbed Earth's temporary "mini moon," has been captivating scientists. This asteroid, 2024 PT5, is not ...

Those rings, however, are going to “disappear” in 2025 . Like Earth, Saturn’s axis is tilted, NASA explains. Next year, ...

Decades-old data from NASA's Voyager 2 has reignited interest in Uranus, revealing new insights that challenge past ...

The fledgling orb, named TI-DYE 1b, is estimated to be three million years old, making it a potential Rosetta Stone for ...