Latest about Solar System
Every 2.4 million years, Mars tugs on Earth so hard it changes the ocean floor
A new geological study suggests that Mars' gravitational field pulls the Earth closer to the sun over cycles lasting millions of years, warming our climate.
Hiroshima fallout may offer a glimpse of the early solar system
Bits of glass called Hiroshimaites may have formed by processes similar to those that formed the sun and the planets.
Passing stars may have changed Earth's orbit and climate, study finds
Passing stars may have altered Earth's orbit, and its climate, many times throughout cosmic history. New research digs into what that means when it comes to understanding our planet's past.
Astronomers narrow down where 'Planet Nine' could be hiding by playing massive game of 'connect the dots'
The researchers who originally proposed the Planet Nine hypothesis have narrowed down where the giant elusive world might be hiding, after carrying out an exhaustive sweep of the theoretical planet's orbital pathway.
3 new moons discovered around Uranus and Neptune will be named after Shakespeare characters and Greek goddesses
The International Astronomical Union has confirmed the existence of three currently unnamed moons — one around Uranus and two orbiting Neptune.
Earth has extra moons, and they may hold the secrets of our solar system's past
Earth's closest cosmic companions, known as 'minimoons' or 'quasi-moons', could hold the secrets to the history of our early solar system.
Will future colonists on the moon and Mars develop new accents?
As humans start to spread out among the solar system, new accents may begin to emerge in isolated colonies. But why does this happen and what will these new accents sound like?
Are they exomoons or not? Scientists debate existence of 1st moons seen beyond our solar system
Team "pro-exomoon" is back to defend the discovery of the first and only exomoons potentially seen by humanity.
