An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's responsible for the orbits of the planets and their satellites ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... The model works by analyzing orbital wobbles that ...

The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system. None of the terrestrial planets have rings, although Earth does have belts of trapped radiation, as discussed below. Among ...

Planetary Parade 2025 is a rare celestial event that promises to captivate skywatchers and inspire creativity across the ...

First discovered in 2009, GJ 1214 b is described by the JWST team as being “sub-Neptune-sized” - smaller than the outermost ...

Six planets are still aligned in London skies tonight (Sunday, January 26) and will remain so until about mid-February. So if ...

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The upcoming Worlds II update for No Man's Sky will introduce trillions of new planets and stars as well as improve the ...

William Rickard receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Australia Government Nick Timms and Phil Bland do not work for ... of the early Solar System, planet formation, and the ...

The Bennu discovery helps to illuminate how, early in the Solar System’s history, asteroids and other planetary building blocks were not just “lumps of stone and ice, but active ‘living’ objects”, ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Flexible perovskite solar cells are promising for lightweight and versatile applications but their sensitivity to humidity and temperature poses a challenge to long-term durability.