Latest about Solar System
Scientists discover secret 'symmetries' that protect Earth from the chaos of space
A new analysis of chaos in the solar system reveals how planetary collisions are avoided over billions of years.
Sun's fiery surface revealed in amazing composite of 90,000 images
Astrophotographers have created an incredible image of the sun by piecing together thousands of photographs.
Alien mothership lurking in our solar system could be watching us with tiny probes, Pentagon official suggests
A draft paper by a Harvard scientist and the head of the Pentagon’s UFO office has raised the idea an alien mothership could be in the solar system, sending out tiny probes dubbed "dandelion seeds" to explore the planets within.
'Oumuamua isn't an alien spaceship — it's a rock that's farting hydrogen, new study suggests
The release of hydrogen from within 'Oumuamua may explain some of the interstellar object's strange behavior.
Elusive Planet Nine could be surrounded by hot moons, and that's how we'd find it
The mysterious Planet Nine may have up to 20 moons that could be superheated by the hypothetical planet's gravitational pull, making them easy to spot.
'Pristine' meteorite contaminated with table salt upon crash landing on Earth
The Winchcombe meteorite was collected mere hours after it fell, but researchers have found that it was already contaminated with earthly minerals, including common table salt.
'Impossible' new ring system discovered at the edge of the solar system, and scientists are baffled
A ring looping around the icy dwarf planet Quaoar is located much farther from its parent body than scientists thought was possible.
Jupiter officially has the most moons in the solar system, discovery of 12 new satellites confirms
Twelve newly confirmed moons bring Jupiter's total to 92, surpassing Saturn's 83 moons.
