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I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

When most people think of our Solar System, they think of the 8 planets officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). But what if I told you there are at least 40 planets, and ...

On June 14 and 16, technicians installed solar panels onto NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, one of the final steps ...

An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in ...

Earth Has A 1-In-100,000 Chance Of Being Ejected From The Solar System Due To A Passing Star A new simulation expands on the possible scenarios of how the Solar System will end.

If confirmed, this would mean that the Sun's gravity is not solely the force acting on the outer reaches of the solar system, altering our conception of the structure of the Oort Cloud.

Despite common assumptions, the disk of our Solar System is warped, and the planets travel around the Sun in slightly eccentric (or oblong) orbits. Scientists now think that a mysterious object ...

Test your knowledge on our solar system, from the biggest and smallest planets to the behemoth mountain on Mars.

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

Black holes aren't "cosmic vacuum cleaners," but what would happen if one wandered into our solar system? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.