Scientists have unveiled an enormous gas cloud just 300 light-years from the solar system that measures about full 40 moons ...

Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new study hints.

An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It's about 11 times wider than Earth with an equatorial diameter of 88,846 ...

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

Explore the possibility of a second Earth-like planet within our own solar system.

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is hidden in our solar system.

Vesta might be a shattered remnant of an early planet, not a failed one—forcing scientists to rethink how worlds begin.

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.