June 3, 2025 — Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this ...

For decades, our solar system was thought to have nine planets, with Pluto considered the smallest and farthest. But in 2006, Pluto was officially reclassified as a dwarf planet by the ...

A fully animated 3D Solar System built using pure HTML and CSS, with no JavaScript. It features orbiting planets, an Earth–Moon nested system, falling stars, and rotating galaxies. The entire layout ...

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known ...

More than 150 moons orbit worlds in our solar system. Known as natural satellites, they orbit planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and other debris. Among the planets, moons are more common in the ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya Oleksuik Jupiter ...

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

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the ... the most distant region in our solar system, which is home to many comets, and then sent back,” Cheng ...

If the solar system does have a Planet Nine, it is a world that was bullied by its larger siblings, exiled to the far reaches of space and only rescued from oblivion thanks to the intervention of ...

A possible cousin of Pluto seems to be circling the far reaches of the solar system. The dwarf planet candidate 2017 OF201 travels in a superwide orbit, with the sun relatively near one end of its ...

A composite image comparing the relative sizes of our solar system's known dwarf planets, including the newly discovered 2017 OF201. | Credit: Sihao Cheng et al. Scientists have found evidence of ...

A responsive web project simulating the 3D solar system using Three.js. Features include 8 orbiting planets, speed control for each planet, background stars, labels, dark/light mode toggle, and ...