Astronomers measure the speed at which the solar system is hurtling through space by mapping surrounding galaxies and ...

Space has a knack for bending our sense of scale. The Moon feels close enough to touch—after all, we see its craters with nothing but our eyes. Yet, that 238,855-mile gap between Earth and its lunar ...

The outer planets of the solar system are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS sweeps past Mars as NASA’s orbiters and Perseverance reveal fresh clues about its chemistry and ...

Astronomers detect the first confirmed coronal mass ejection from another star — a blast so powerful it could strip a nearby planet’s atmosphere ...

As detailed in the latest report by Towards Packaging, the global biodegradable paper and plastic packaging market is ...

For the first time, astronomers have detected a massive eruption — severe enough to devastate the atmosphere of a nearby ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, a celestial cloud collapsed, paving the way for our solar system to form. Then, a nebula with strong gravitational pull took shape, kick-starting the birth of the sun. But ...

LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period — even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed — Earth’s solar system and its planets looked ...