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 ...

Voyager 2, the second spacecraft to leave Earth's orbit, has ventured to the very edge of our Solar System, delivering unprecedented insights into the farthest reaches of space. This video takes you t ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

The solar system is made up of the Earth, the sun and the rest of the planets. Within the system, the planets rotate around the sun in an anticlockwise direction.

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.

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

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

The object that smashed into Earth and kick-started the extinction that wiped out almost all dinosaurs 66 million years ago was an asteroid that originally formed beyond the orbit of Jupiter ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path ...