Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) would bring us from a geocentric universe to the heliocentric one, offering a very familiar, if incomplete, picture of our solar system.

A DISTANT solar system representing a 'mini-me' of our own cluster of planets has been discovered by astronomers. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

Astronomers have caught a tiny brown dwarf in the act of forming what would be the smallest solar system ever seen. The brown dwarf – a type of “failed” star – is just 1% the size of our ...

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our own, lying around 4.3 light-years away. New research has indicated that, if Alpha Centauri ejects as much material as the solar system, then as ...

Researchers using a powerful telescope in Hawaii spotted the visiting object, called A/2017 U1, last week. "We have been waiting for this day for ...

- Astronomers have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the smallest of more than 800 extra-solar planets discovered, scientists said on Wednesday. Skip to main content.