The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...

Something strange is moving through our solar system — and it’s making headlines everywhere. The mysterious object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has become one of the most talked-about space mysteries in recent ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period — even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed — Earth’s solar system and its planets looked ...