The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

This mysterious ninth planet could be found within the next ‘two years’, one expert said (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) We’re closer than ever before to knowing whether there is a ninth planet ...

Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune. The object, designated 2020 VN40, is part of a family of distant solar system ...

An object from outside the solar system has been spotted hurtling towards the sun, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said. If confirmed, it would be the third visitor from the stars ever detected.

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. In a stunning picture ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labeled as planet X, prominent astronomers ...

There are quite a few other places we might find life in the solar system, including dwarf planets like Ceres. Ceres is ...

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