Most of us learned the basics of our solar system in school. Eight planets, one sun, some moons, a couple of asteroid belts.

The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny, strange moons with unruly orbits are coming ...

The study, published in Science Advances, focuses on two elements that are essential for life as we know it: nitrogen and ...

Unlike rocky planets such as Mars and Earth, angrites do not have a lot of silicon dioxide. Because of this, astronomers have ...

Scientists may have identified one of the Solar System’s most important “planet factories” hidden just beyond Jupiter.

And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. Sometimes, if the night is dark and clear enough, you can look up and see the Milky Way in its arc across the sky.

Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a cold cloud of gas and dust buried deep in one of the Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms started to collapse. From there, gravity worked its magic. The cloud began to ...

Our solar system has two ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, but there may have been a third. According to a new study published ...

Jupiter has 79 moons and is known as the 'king of the planets'. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jupiter is the largest planet in ...

This small, unassuming mineral may be older than Earth itself. Krotite reminds us of the vast timescales and surprising ...