So, while Earth will eventually leave the solar system one way or another, it's not something we will have to worry about for a few billion years yet. Probably. Originally published on Live Science.

Our solar system was long considered a template for all planetary systems. In the last 25 years, however, it has quickly and firmly become an outlier for lacking its own super-Earth. NASA's ...

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 ...

“An Earth-like planet far beyond Neptune could redefine our understanding of the solar system,” says Lykawka. He adds, “It ...

Forget Planet Nine! Scientists say an Earth-like world could be hiding within our Solar System Japanese astronomers propose another planet that's closer than Planet Nine ...

Two million years ago, an encounter with a cold cloud of gas and dust could have caused our planet's "protective giant bubble" to draw back, potentially cooling our planet, new research claims.

Earth, Mercury, and Venus would all be tossed out of the solar system, and potentially Uranus and Neptune, too. Obviously, Earth's ejection would be catastrophic to life, if not ending it entirely.

In fact, our planet is something of a geological oddball given what we know about our solar system neighbors. Granite isn’t the only rock that’s ordinary on Earth but rare on other worlds.

Neptune, however, is four times wider and 17 times more massive than the Earth. In our solar system, there is nothing that lies on the scale between the two. Prof. Kane said: ...

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