Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show ...

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

The solar system is portrayed as a dynamic, gossip-fueled family, with each planet offering snide comments about one another, reflecting their unique characteristics and positions. Despite their ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

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.

It is the fastest wind ever measured in a jetstream that goes around a planet. In comparison, the fastest wind ever measured in the Solar System was found on Neptune, moving at 'only' 0.5 km per ...

The solar system consists of 8 planets, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Each planet has its own unique characteristics, such as size, composition ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.