Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's ...

treasure troves of precious metals and jewels, and extreme conditions that turn what we know here on Earth on its head. Here are some of the most dizzying facts about our solar system.

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter’s moon Io has provided incredible data. A recent flyby revealed the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on Io, the most volcanic world in our solar system.

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Discover the fascinating findings from asteroid Bennu: pristine salt minerals reveal the presence of liquid water in the ...

Dec. 6, 2024 — A new study shows the benefits of coordinating the siting of solar farms, wind farms, and storage systems, taking into account local and temporal variations in wind, sunlight ...

Despite common assumptions, the disk of our Solar System is warped, and the planets travel around the Sun in slightly eccentric (or oblong) orbits. Scientists now think that a mysterious object ...

Scientists found 11 minerals in Bennu samples, including calcite, halite, and sylvite, that form when water with dissolved ...

As of 2025, New Ulm has 36 solar power generating systems connected to the city’s electrical grid. Seven of the 36 units were ...

A recent study suggests that an interstellar object, possibly as massive as eight times Jupiter, may have passed through the solar system billions of years ago, significantly altering the orbits o ...