Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

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This new dwarf planet may exist at the edge of the solar system, possibly disproving Planet Nine's existence. This is the story of that newly encountered planet.

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

Every single organism on Earth, no matter the biome, the kingdom, the domain, whether it's an extremophile in a hot spring or some lithotroph buried in the crust, depends on water.

In short, dynamical studies of the solar system have generally failed to consider the influence that passing field stars will have on the solar planets over time.