New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.

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

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

Earth Does Not Orbit Around the Sun But Around a 'Center of Mass,' Claim Researchers 'How planets revolve' is possibly one of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Wide-orbit planets are fairly common according to the study, and there's a good chance we have one of our own.