The rings of Saturn are normally thought to be flat, but measurements by the Cassini spacecraft show that some of their ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

A rocky exoplanet outside the Earth's solar system may have an atmosphere, according to new evidence gathered by NASA ...

Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint ...

As part of the Day of the Devs showcase, developer Alientrap made an appearance to show off its upcoming cooperative survival ...

The sun isn't always the gentle, life-giving star we see during peaceful sunrises and sunsets. Sometimes it awakens with violent fury, spewing massive amounts of energy directly toward Earth.

About 4.6 billion years ago, a celestial cloud collapsed, paving the way for our solar system to form. Then, a nebula with strong gravitational pull took shape, kick-starting the birth of the sun. But ...

LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...

The number of confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said. There is huge variety across these distant worlds, the space agency says, with ...