Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, ...

A solar flare is a burst of radiation on the sun, according to NASA. They are the most powerful explosions in the solar system, with the biggest ones having as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs.

At long last, particles of water–ice have been discovered in the frozen Kuiper Belt of another star. The discovery, made by ...

However, you're more likely to read and hear about meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, comets, and asteroids online and in the ...

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class ...

Though they don't orbit around our sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar ...

Astronomers claim to have discovered a new ninth planet in our solar system, according to research led by Terry Long Phan from Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University, and it's not Pluto. The findings, ...

Massive planned US duties on solar panels made in Southeast Asia could be a chance for the region to ramp up its own long-stalled energy transition, experts say. Earlier this month, Washington ...

Welcome to the Solar System Website project! This project is designed to give users a visually immersive experience of exploring the solar system, complete with background videos, interactive buttons, ...

The ongoing search for an additional planet at the solar system's edge has identified a new candidate, potentially challenging previous predictions. A research team from Taiwan, Japan and ...

The sources of Earth’s volatile elements remain unclear. For many elements, the distinct isotope anomalies of inner and outer solar system materials constrain the provenance of the terrestrial ...

New research reveals how Saharan dust impacts solar energy generation in Europe. Dust from North Africa reduces photovoltaic (PV) power output by scattering sunlight, absorbing irradiance ...