Our analysis shows that the solar system is moving more than three times faster than current models predict," said Böhme, per ...

Space looks black, but just how dark is it? It's a deceptively simple question that has puzzled astronomers since the 1960s. Now, thanks to data from NASA's New Horizons probe, they have arrived at ...

While Santa begins approaching homes all over the world Christmas Eve; NASA will be making history as its solar probe gets to its closest point near the Sun ever in history. This will allow scientists ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The size of the solar system is defined by the volume ...

"We expect we'll revolutionize how space weather is forecasted." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The secrets of the solar wind ...

Just decades after the first exoplanets were identified, our database of the distant worlds—monitored by the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute—has breached a new threshold. Now, astronomers have ...

The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — ...