Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.

A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding ...

Almost 20 years after Pluto was infamously downgraded from its status as a planet, scientists now believe they have ...

A passing star has been discovered that could cause chaos in the Solar System, sending Earth flying out of orbit.

With winter approaching, experts advise that South Africans with solar panels should consider stress testing their energy ...

NASA has just announced a groundbreaking discovery: 10 new Earth-like planets beyond our solar system that could potentially ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

Given the name 2017 OF201, the object falls into a category called trans-Neptunian objects that orbit the sun at a distance ...

They said: ‘The discovery of 2017 OF201 is significant because it’s found in a region of the Solar System thought to be empty ...

Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma "rain" in the sun's corona using adaptive optics.

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...