A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing ...

Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.

A recent study indicates a small chance that Earth could be ejected from our solar system due to passing stars. Simulations ...

For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar ...

This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began ...

A recent study warns that passing stars could disrupt Earth's orbit, potentially causing it to collide with other planets or be ejected from the solar system.

It could even eject Earth out of the solar system completely. ... with some even noting that even a small shift in Jupiter’s orbit could lead to bizarre consequences for Earth’s orbit.

If our solar system seems stable, it's because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, the moon moves through light and shadow, and the sun hangs in the sky. But ...

Webb has captured a frigid exoplanet in a wildly tilted orbit, revealing a system shaped by past planetary violence and ...

Solar System Planets. Astronomy articles on the eight planets, ... Apr. 16, 2025 — Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time?

NASA’s PUNCH mission provides the first-ever 3D views of solar storms in motion, revealing their structure and paths to Earth ...