An accidental discovery might change how we think about one of the most mysterious structures in our solar system. The Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun at a distance ...

The Solar Orbiter is the first spacecraft to study the Sun's poles - and finds the magnetic field in a state of flip ...

NASA’s IMAP spacecraft is being prepped for a 2025 launch to study the solar system’s outer boundary and solar wind from its ...

The Solar System is the name given to the part of space that surrounds the Sun. Even though it is bigger than anything we can imagine, the Solar System is actually a very tiny part of the universe.

Snapchat's implementation is similar to that of the solar system. It's your Solar System where you are the Sun, and the surrounding planets denote your best friends on Snapchat. For instance ...

OF201 spends only 1% of its orbital time close enough to us to be detectable. The presence of this single object suggests ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on ...

Innovative solar tracking systems enhance energy output by aligning panels with sunlight, addressing efficiency challenges of ...

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to ...

A recent period of strong solar flares is expected to gradually decline over the coming weeks and months, scientists say, along with the potential for brief communication blackouts as the sun’s ...

Our solar system once had nine planets, but things changed when Pluto lost its planetary status ... Researchers at a university in Taiwan believe a Neptune-sized object could be wandering roughly 46.5 ...

Scientists have produced the finest images of the ... Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) in California, "Cona" -- the adaptive optics system ...