The Sun is a powerful, awe-inspiring force at the center of our solar system. Its brilliance lights up our sky and sustains ...

What if every planet in our solar system was habitable—and we could choose where to live? ✨ Would you settle on stormy ...

The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

President Donald Trump’s megalaw is expected to stunt growth of wind and solar power, but one of the biggest hits to ...

Typically, telescopes are synonymous with bringing far-off objects close, but the newest member of the solar system was ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

The star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, and this disk is the first evidence of debris condensing into what will ...

“For the first time, we have identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our ...

It’s certainly possible to consume water sourced from the icy rings of Saturn, but doing so safely may require extra steps ...

The doorbell rang at Kari Knell's home on the evening of July 10 around dinnertime. What happened next was something she ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...