There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

Astronomers are investigating a potential hidden planet, dubbed Planet Y, far beyond Neptune. Its gravitational pull is ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

Our solar system now, once again, officially consists of only eight planets. Although largely debunked, speculation continued ...

New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into ...

Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ambitious missions to look down on ...