8 planets orbit the Sun. The closest are the four rocky planets, the remaining gas planets inhabit deeper space. The solar system is also home to many other cosmic bodies including asteroids ...

8 planets orbit the Sun. The closest are the four rocky planets, the remaining gas planets inhabit deeper space. The solar system is also home to many other cosmic bodies including asteroids ...

The solar system has nine planets, but in 2006 the International Astronomical Union declared Pluto a dwarf planet, making the ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Here in the Solar System, moons dramatically outnumber the planets they orbit: they number nearly 300 known at time of ...

Exoplanets can be quite different from Earth, but occasionally researchers find one that gives a sneak peak into what the ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, offering a glimpse into our ...

Now, people are being invited to have their own version of the space walk as they encounter each of the eight planets ... while the furthest-away planet, Neptune, is located in Archerfield Walled ...

Night sky observers always factor in the moon to determine the best time for astronomy viewing, especially for the two meteor ...

Our ability to detect planets outside our Solar System is becoming more refined ... and mini-Neptunes (up to 7 or 8 times the size of Earth), orbiting very close to their star, often closer than ...

They formed as a result of three collisions 5.8 million ... of planets. In other words, chondrites are the perfect meteorites to study for clues about the origin of our solar system.