When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

Researchers have created an improved traffic light system for predicting geomagnetic storms. They are now testing how well ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Further simulations on flybys into the inner Solar System revealed one of our own planets might be flung out of the ballpark ...

A new study claims it is possible an "alien visitor" could have warped our solar system during its earliest years.

The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

Despite the name, a planetary alignment isn’t when the planets get in a row, it’s when a fair few gather on one side of the ...

In the early evening, look to the southwest and you'll see Venus (the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon) and ...

Stargazers, prepare for the parade of planets that will take place over the next few nights in the sky. Here's what you need ...