Our solar system orbits the Milky Way galaxy once every 200 million years, driven by a supermassive black hole at its center.

The Solar System is a fascinating place, with each planet orbiting the Sun at its own unique distance. But how far apart are these planets, and how do they travel through space? Uncover the true scale ...

Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune.

New discoveries of objects in the Kuiper Belt have also presented challenges for the Planet Nine theory. The latest is known ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

A study has suggested that this motion of our star through the galaxy potentially takes us through regions of space that could affect our planet's climate. According to the study, the Solar System may ...

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare solar system with six planets moving in sync with one another. Estimated to be billions of years old, the formation 100 light-years away may help unravel some ...

Astronomers gazing upon a star system not too far from Earth were recently treated to a marvelous discovery: a group of six planets moving around a sun-like star in a seemingly perfect cosmic ...

All solar systems, including our own, are thought to have started out like this one, according to the scientists. But it’s estimated that only 1 in 100 systems have retained that synchrony, and ...

In short, dynamical studies of the solar system have generally failed to consider the influence that passing field stars will have on the solar planets over time. According to a recent study by a ...