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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 .

A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...

Scientists say studying objects like Ammonite, despite their immense distance, offers valuable insight into the solar ...

Tree rings hold clues about ancient solar storms. New research shows tree growth and carbon storage can shift those signals across years.

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...

When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that's vital for our daily lives. Solar storms occur when ...