As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

We see them as bright dots in the sky, but what lies beneath the clouds and craters? In this SpaceBalls episode, we're ...

Astronomers have revealed that the real center of our solar system isn't the sun. Gravity is playing a part in everything. The barycenter is the center.

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

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 dubbed ...

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

A coronal mass ejection on another star has been witnessed in its entirety for the first time, revealing that when these ...

A University of Iowa researcher has been awarded funding from NASA to create an interstellar map that could lead to more accurate observations of planets located outside our solar system — known as ...