Researchers from Nagoya City University, Tohoku University, and other institutions have used numerical simulations to ...

A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a ...

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because ...

China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission is heading for to two extremely different bodies in our solar system, and should provide ...

Stars that pass close to the solar system could pull planets out of alignment, sending them hurtling into the sun or out into ...

A solar flare is a burst of radiation on the sun, according to NASA. They are the most powerful explosions in the solar system, with the biggest ones having as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs.

Scientists have discovered how solar activity affects the velocity distribution and evolution of helium pickup ions.

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...