Astronomers have tracked several meteorites that dropped in on Earth back to their origin, space rocks in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Millions of years ago, our Solar System sailed through the Orion Complex, part of the vast Radcliffe Wave structure. This ...

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to directly capture images of the planets in the star system HR 8799, which ...

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

The International Astronomical Union formally recognised all of Saturn’s moons this week. The moons are yet to get names but ...

So exactly how many solar system moons have we found ... which are typically larger and have small, circular orbits close to the equator of their host planet; and irregular moons, which can ...

Exploration of the outer solar system may be getting a boost from the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO). When this gigantic ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided a direct look at the multiple gas giant planets within the iconic planetary ...