An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system. None of the terrestrial planets have rings, although Earth does have belts of trapped radiation, as discussed below. Among ...

There are two types of terrestrial planets - solar terrestrial planets and extra-solar terrestrial planets. Solar terrestrial planets refer to the first four planets in the solar system, i.e, Mercury, ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 ...

A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

Study reveals an interstellar object's impact on planetary orbits, reshaping solar system dynamics. Discover how simulations ...

A new study in astrophysics has found why some planets’ paths have certain peculiar features. The formation of the solar ...

Because many simulations had the planet-like object swooping through the inner solar system, the researchers created an additional 10,000 simulations and included the terrestrial planets as well.

which extends far beyond our solar system. It engulfs all the planets and is responsible for some amazing experiences both in space as well as here on Earth such as the wondrous Aurora lights. Planets ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered a planet so extraordinary it has defied all existing ...