In a few billion years, our Sun will become so violently hot that it could wipe out all life in the Milky Way. Yet, ...

A rare interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, is currently traversing our solar system, offering scientists a unique chance to ...

Down here on Earth we don't usually notice, but the Sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma into space. These are ...

Meteorites, known as messengers of the Solar System, are critical objects for studying the formation and evolution of planets ...

Scientists from MIT and their colleagues have estimated the lifetime of the solar nebula — a key stage during which much of the solar system evolution took shape. This new estimate suggests that the ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been found to contain water, marking a significant discovery in understanding cometary ...

Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our Solar System, completing a rotation in less than 10 hours. This rapid spin ...

Chinese scientists have identified impact remnants from meteorites in Chang’e-6 lunar samples, shedding light on the origin of water on the moon and offering new insights into material transfer in the ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The size of the solar system is defined by the volume ...

Nigel Morris (pictured) formerly worked for BP Solar. Image: Smart Energy Council. Industry veteran Nigel Morris, chief strategy officer at Australia’s Smart Energy Council, charts the country’s ...