Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of ...

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led ...

In a solar system far, far away NASA have discovered a planet which they think 'might be remarkably similar to Earth', though ...

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has once again surprised astronomers by tracking interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a ...

Uranus is the strangest planet in the solar system when it comes to rotation, spinning almost completely on its side. Scientists believe something massive happened early in its history, possibly a ...

NASA’s TESS spacecraft tracked interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in January, capturing data on its motion, brightness, and rotation before it left the solar system ...

During a special observation run from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS) repeatedly ...

Jupiter and Saturn host strikingly different polar storms, despite being similar giant planets, and scientists have long wondered why. New simulations suggest the answer may lie deep below the clouds.

A team led by University of Washington astronomers has discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer. The asteroid — found while analyzing data from the NSF–DOE ...

Mechanical Riverfront Kingdom stands out as Georgias most imaginative sculpture garden with whimsical creations riverside ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.