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

The solar system is portrayed as a dynamic, gossip-fueled family, with each planet offering snide comments about one another, ...

In a humorous take, the solar system is imagined with desi moms giving advice to their planetary children. From Mercury being ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

Does our Solar System have 9 planets or only 8? Astronomers have gone back and forth on that a lot, with Pluto now being classified as a dwarf planet. However, out beyond Neptune there could be ...

These embryos, somewhere between small planetesimals and fully formed planets, were abundant during the solar system's formative stages and played a critical role in planetary formation.

NASAs Perseverance rover has collected a historic rock sample dating back to the Noachian era on Mars. This discovery could provide insights into the formation of planets over 4.1 billion years ago ...

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...