There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

A few decades ago, the Solar System had nine planets, but in 2006 the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as ...

If Brown’s hidden world is real, Rubin will almost certainly find it or strong indirect evidence that it exists. “In the ...

Astronomers believe that our solar system may still hold surprises, with ongoing efforts to find a hidden ninth planet, often referred to as Planet Nine or Planet X. If confirmed, this discovery ...

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...

NASA's Director of Planetary Science, Jim Green, discusses the Jan. 20 2016 Astronomical Journal science paper that points to ...

The spacecraft first flew over the planet's cold and dark night side before transitioning to the sunlit northern regions.

The BepiColombo spacecraft is due to start orbiting Mercury next year, but a recent flyby has captured breathtaking images of ...

You're going to want to look up -- this event includes the three furthest planets in our solar system. 2025 is starting off ...

But the formation process of multi-planet systems, like our own Solar System, is still poorly understood. The best example object to study multi-planet system formation is a young star known as ...

A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the same time. There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars ...