Over short time scales, the solar system is a beautifully predictable dance, with each planet behaving in a ways that astronomers can calculate — but over long enough periods, it's not such an ...

From those laws of motion, Isaac Newton discovered a universal theory of gravity that applied equally well to apples falling from trees and planets moving in their orbits.

A depiction of the planets orbiting the Sun as they move through space is correct, but they don't 'trail behind' as certain non-scientific videos show.

A Comet-like Planet At such close proximity to its star, the planet is likely covered in magma boiling off into space. As the roasting planet whizzes around its star, it is shedding an enormous ...

The idea of Earth “falling” might sound a bit puzzling at first, but it’s a super interesting concept that shakes up how we think about gravity and motion in the universe. And this isn’t ...

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM (WHTM) — Right now, six planets in our solar system are moving “in retrograde”, and will be for a while. Here they are in their order from the sun: Mercury from S… ...

But scientists have recently discovered that more planets than we thought are floating through space all by themselves – unlit by a friendly stellar companion.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully changed the trajectory of the asteroid Dimorphos when the NASA spacecraft intentionally slammed into the space rock on September 26, according to ...

A new paper has issued a chilling and terrifying warning: falling space junk could compromise Earth's magnetic field.