The solar system is vast, but how big is it really? In this video, we break down the scale of our solar system by starting ...

Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system. The investigation ...

Test your knowledge on our solar system, from the biggest and smallest planets to the behemoth mountain on Mars.

Data processing for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and IRIS probe are down for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe in a server room used by the missions. The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe ...

NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American ...

How often do solar eclipses occur? NASA’s new “heat map” showing the geographical distribution of total solar eclipses has revealed that any specific location on Earth experiences a total ...

The solar system is made up of the Sun (our nearest star) and the objects that orbit around it, including planets, asteroids and comets. Planets orbit the Sun in roughly circular paths ...