Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not only a dual degree in planetary science ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

There's something big missing from our solar system — and that may be a good thing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Planetary ...

Isotopic fingerprints in lunar, terrestrial, and meteorite samples show Theia formed in the inner Solar System, likely near ...

Scientists find that two hot stars passed near our solar system 4.4 million years ago, altering nearby interstellar clouds.

Earth's closest cosmic companions, known as 'minimoons' or 'quasi-moons', could hold the secrets to the history of our early solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Truly making Earth the centre of our solar system is going to take more than just fudging the maths. The sun is so much more massive than our puny planet that it is nearly impossible to force the ...