The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... that it detected no global dipole magnetic fields ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

Despite common assumptions, the disk of our Solar System is warped, and the planets travel around the Sun in slightly eccentric (or oblong) orbits. Scientists now think that a mysterious object ...

Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/PHI Team The ESA Solar Orbiter has provided a stunning new look at the Sun by combining 25 high-resolution images. This mosaic offers a detailed view of the solar ...

Currently, the sun is spitting out solar flares like there's no tomorrow thanks to the ongoing solar maximum — the peak in the sun's roughly 11-year cycle of activity — so there will be no ...

The solar system consists of stars, the Sun, 8 planets, dozens of moons, millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. It orbits the centre of the Milky Way galaxy at about 515,000 mph.

If you’re looking for a way to fill an evening this month with something wonderous, look no ... solar system. Dr. Gerard van ...

Make sure there is no background noise or echo when you talk to the model, as this may cause interruptions. The demo is configured with instructions prompting the model to answer any question about ...

Mars and the Earth’s moon have localized regional magnetic fields at different places across their surfaces, but no global field ... refer to the small rocky and metallic bodies of the inner solar ...

10, 2025 — Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based ... Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced ...

On Dec. 26, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe went where no mission has gone before and came within 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the Sun’s surface, flying through the solar corona ...