While the Sun is the centre of our solar system, it only makes up about 99.8 per cent of the mass of the entire solar system. So, the Sun's centre is not exactly located on the barycentre of the ...

NASA’s Kepler space telescopespotted thousands of worlds during its four-year mission, proving that our galaxy is filled with planets. But even more ...

Solar System Animation. The planets in our solar system are all different, from composition to rotation speeds and orientation. The concept of how the planets are rotating at different speeds, ...

In an incredible animation by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronomer James O'Donoghue, the true scale of the Solar System can truly be appreciated, as well as the rotational speeds ...

An astronomer has posted an awesome animation that has put into perspective the true scale of planets within our solar system. Jak Connor Tech and Science Editor ...

Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system.

Solar wind repels 70% of cosmic radiation, but it doesn't protect every side of the solar system equally.

A new animation shows the orbits of hundreds of dwarf planets beyond Pluto. The astronomer who compiled the data says it may only capture a small fraction of dwarf planets in the solar system.

Solar wind repels 70% of cosmic radiation, but it doesn't protect every side of the solar system equally. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Understanding the solar system's local bubble. The eROSITA telescope, the primary instrument of the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission launched in 2019, is the ideal instrument to tackle this ...