Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

About 4. 6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity.

The asteroid belt may seem permanent, but it is far from static. Its slow decline reveals a more violent past when more ...

Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to ...

The early solar system is still a bit of a mystery to scientists, but the secret to learning Jupiter's origins might be ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explains how the ...

With advance warning, however, steps can be taken to reduce the risks. If an electrical grid is running near capacity, for ...

New simulations suggest that Mercury's formation could be the result of a rare collision between two celestial bodies of ...

Astronomers have discovered a significant “growth spurt” in a rogue planet outside of our solar system. The free-floating planet is currently consuming gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of ...

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...