The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Our Solar System is a carefully balanced celestial dance held together by a virtually perfect balance of gravity and inertia.

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

"How would that affect the inner planets, so Venus, Earth, and Mars, specifically?" According to Chen, since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992, researchers have wondered how common ...