They said: ‘The discovery of 2017 OF201 is significant because it’s found in a region of the Solar System thought to be empty ...

Less than 1% of this dwarf planet candidate's orbit is close enough to detect, which means astronomers are lucky to have ...

Space colonies came extremely close to becoming a reality in the 1970s. However, the plan never reached fruition due to several hurdles.

New research suggests that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was once even bigger—about twice its current size—and had a magnetic field 50 times stronger than it does today. This ...

Scientists studying the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan have discovered a mysterious, gyroscopic motion they can't quite explain.

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

The chance of a planet forming in the outer reaches of the solar system - a hypothetical Planet Nine - could be as high as 40 ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has long intrigued scientists seeking to understand its mysterious origins.

Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...

It's an evocative idea that has long bedevilled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the ...

Based on 20 years of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, new research sheds light on one of the solar system’s ...