When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

The Earth's movement is primarily directed towards the star Lambda Herculis at an approximate speed of 45,000 mph (72,000 km/h). This velocity, while significant, would require approximately 5.5 ...

Could a lonely planet wander aimlessly through the restless galaxy change the subtle dance of gravity within our solar system? Astronomers have new cause to investigate. With powerful telescopic ...

In early July 2025, a telescope system designed to spot potential threats to Earth made a surprising discovery. The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, better known as ATLAS, detected a ...

Wave-particle interactions across the solar system can have a wide range of effects though they are caused by the same set of ...

Now, in a new yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, an international team of astronomers analyzed data collected by the European ...

A group of astronomers from the US, Europe, Chile and South Africa have determined that 70,000 years ago a recently discovered dim star is likely to have passed through the solar system’s distant ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The size of the solar system is defined by the volume ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its ...