The solar system's journey through the galaxy is more complex than most imagine. While we often picture planets orbiting the Sun, the Sun itself is moving, hurtling through the Milky Way at about ...

The Sun is a powerful, awe-inspiring force at the center of our solar system. Its brilliance lights up our sky and sustains life on Earth, but how close can we really get to this blazing star? In ...

Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i captured a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.

Hidden secrets of the outer solar system -- 12. The plutinos -- 13. Is Pluto a planet? -- 14. Goldilocks -- Postscript. Current thoughts by other astronomers -- Appendix. What we know about Pluto Date ...

Scientists have thought that our solar system's inner rocky planets — Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars —formed first (around 4.566 billion years ago), while gas giants and icy bodies in the ...