Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

When I was a kid, there were nine planets. Now we know of thousands! But that includes exoplanets, alien worlds that orbit alien suns. Only eight planets call our solar system home. Or there might ...

When most of us think about theweather on other planets, we imagine extreme conditions—boiling acid rain, methane snow, or ...

From the largest planets to comets, there are a variety of worlds in the Solar System that experience aurorae. On Earth, the Northern and Southern Lights are caused by electrically charged ...

For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar ...

Between February 25 and February 28, all seven planets in our solar system will be visible in the night sky. It's known as a planetary parade. You'll need a telescope for some of them, but you ...

For the first time, potential signs of the rainbow-like â glory effectâ have been detected on a planet outside our Solar System. Glory are colourful concentric rings of light that occur only ...

Carbon dioxide has been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The gas has been observed directly by the James Webb Space Telescope on four exoplanets, all belonging to ...

A 9th planet in our solar system might be found — and no, it’s not Pluto. Is there another planet out there? Researchers say they have hints of a new candidate ...

Scientists find a molecule never before found outside our solar system on a planet with glass rain. Ashley Strickland, CNN. Tue, July 9, 2024 at 12:26 AM UTC. 4 min read.

IT’S EASY TO PICK OUT BECAUSE IT’S A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COLOR. ... THAT BECOMES LESS LIKELY. IT’S STILL A WARM DAY, BUT RAIN BECOMES ... Every planet of our solar system is lining up in the ...