The Solar System is a weird place filled with incredible physics and geological oddities that often break down in human terms ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

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 ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of ...

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory about the possibility of a giant ninth planet. The dwarf planet's existence ...

Oxford-led team found a sulfur-rich exoplanet with a vast magma ocean, 35 light-years away, challenging current planet ...

Learn more about L 98‑59 d, an exoplanet 35 light‑years away with a deep global magma ocean ...

The traditional Habitable Zone (sometimes called the Goldilocks zone) is kind of like a campfire. If you sit too close, you ...

Our solar system is way more bizarre and dynamic than what our school textbooks taught us. From Venus being super hot to ...