Could a passing star be on a collision course with our solar system and, eventually, Earth?It’s difficult to know if such an ...

However, a 2021 NASA study found that the excess of incoming sunlight over outgoing radiation, known as Earth’s energy ...

If our solar system seems stable, it's because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, ...

NASA captured an image of the sun emitting a powerful solar flare that could interfere with technology on Earth.

The orange dwarf Gliese 710 is expected to come within 0.1663 light-years or 10,520 astronomical units in about 1.29 million ...

And how could it happen? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In Liu Cixin's short story "The Wandering Earth" (first published ...

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

Astronomers anticipate an unprecedented view of the solar system as the Rubin Observatory begins to scan millions of hidden ...

There may be another world lurking between the orbital lines of our solar system. Astronomers in Japan have published their theory of an “Earth-like planet,” dubbed Planet Nine, that’s ...

Here’s how it works. This story is, of course, based in the realm of fiction, but could Earth ever really leave the solar system? "It's very unlikely," Matteo Ceriotti, an aerospace engineer and ...

In Liu Cixin's short story "The Wandering Earth (opens in new tab)" (first published in Chinese magazine Science Fiction World in July 2000), Cixin portrays a scenario in which the planet's leaders ...