Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...

Imagine that the Sun is on the verge of exploding. Or that a planet-killing asteroid is headed our way. Or maybe you just ...

Space tsunamis have revealed the weak spots in Earth's invisible magnetic shield, highlighting the regions where dangerous ...

Discover how Earth and Mars, despite a shared origin, were assembled through fundamentally different processes, a revelation ...

FIRE sweeping through the inner solar system may have scorched away much of the carbon from Earth and the other inner planets. Though our planet supports carbon-based life, it has a mysterious carbon ...

The universe is at it again; scientists have been baffled by a discovery that turns all the knowledge they have on planetary systems on its head. Scientists have discovered an alien solar system ...

Solar wind sounds poetic, but it's a very real and powerful phenomenon, connecting the Sun to every part of our solar system. Unlike the wind we feel on Earth, solar wind isn't moving air; it's a ...

(Reuters) – – Astronomers have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the smallest of more than 800 extra-solar planets discovered, scientists said on Wednesday. The planet, known as ...

Imagine if the planet Jupiter orbited much closer to the Sun. What effect would a so-called hot Jupiter have on our Solar ...

The moon has been bathed in solar wind for billions of years, but the two hemispheres are struck by solar wind of different speeds and energies. Now, research based on China's Chang'e-6 samples ...