solar system

While civilized society was just learning to use the wheel on earth, ancient Greeks were aiming at celestial space and the stars.

A recent research paper suggests that there could be millions of planets in our Milky Way galaxy that might be suitable for life. These planets, known as exoplanets, orbit around stars other than our sun. They are found in close...

In a remarkable twist of celestial events, Jupiter's short-lived supremacy as the planet with the highest number of moons in our solar system has been abruptly ended. Recent scientific findings have unequivocally revealed the presence of an astounding 62...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a magnificent picture of Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. Uranus is a unique planet since it rotates on its side, which causes extreme seasons that last many years. The image...

The head of the Pentagon's UFO office and a Harvard scientist have presented a new idea about the possibility of an alien mothership being present in our solar system. They proposed that small probes, which they called "dandelion seeds," could...

A planetary ring system recently discovered by scientists calls into question the current theories of how ring systems are formed.

A doomed exoplanet identified by astronomers outside of our own solar system is spiraling closer to its host star and will be obliterated upon collision with it due to the process of orbital decay. At the moment, Kepler-1658b closely orbits...

Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede, which was named after a Trojan prince in Greek mythology, actually has a sound, according to NASA; unfortunately, it doesn't sound like Greek music but rather emits an odd stream of sounds that is reminiscent of...

For the first time ever, astronomers have astrophysical evidence that Jupiter and other planets in the solar system will survive the death of the Sun.  By Dimitri Veras How will the Solar System die? It’s a hugely important question that researchers...

A planet referred to as Planet Nine might possibly exist in the solar system's outermost reaches. It would be the solar system's first newly discovered planet to be recognized since 1846 if it is confirmed. When dwarf planet Pluto...