Over the last ten years, OPAL has observed Uranus' northern hemisphere, which has faced the inner solar system for the ...

An object up to dozens of times the mass of Jupiter flying through our solar system may have disrupted planetary orbits.

What if I told you our solar system had another mysterious planet? It’s not a terribly new concept, but as our telescopic technology gets better we’re finding more evidence that another planet might ...

New observations show that newly formed planets close to a star help shepherd dust and gas to create more planets farther out ...

New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to the central star, these planets can help shepherd the material to form ...

The orbits of the planets around the sun have been the source for many a scientific debate. Their current orbital properties ...

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system. There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars ...

As winter approaches, we look at how seasons change, when the Earth will be closest to the sun, and other space events to ...

Test your knowledge on our solar system, from the biggest and smallest planets to the behemoth mountain on Mars.

Jane Huang, an assistant professor of astronomy, grew up in Chicago, but has no strong feelings on whether New York or her ...

We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...