The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

Could a lonely planet wander aimlessly through the restless galaxy change the subtle dance of gravity within our solar system ...

The main working hypothesis for the Mercury problem says that the planet is the victim of a collision with a different-sized object. The cataclysmic collision stripped much of the planet's mantle and ...

Plus: Why are hurricanes so powerful? Are winds on other planets like they are on Earth? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in ...

Earth's invisible magnetic field acts as a vital shield, protecting life from dangerous cosmic radiation and solar particles.

A new study warns of an undiscovered population of asteroids that could strike Earth with little to no warning.

James Webb Telescope tracked weather on rogue planet named SIMP 0136, showing auroras, sand clouds, and temperature changes.

New simulations suggest that Mercury's formation could be the result of a rare collision between two celestial bodies of ...

A study published in the journal Nature Astronomy challenges traditional explanations about the origin of the innermost planet in the Solar System and proposes a more likely scenario. The collision ...

The 3I/ATLAS interstellar object, detected by NASA, is remarkably larger and more massive than earlier estimates, making it ...