Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Despite common assumptions, the disk of our Solar System is warped, and the planets travel around the Sun in slightly eccentric (or oblong) orbits. Scientists now think that a mysterious object ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

Solar-Powered Desalination System Requires No Extra Batteries Oct. 8, 2024 — Engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations ...

Solar System: Explore your knowledge about the solar system by solving the questions and answers provided below in the article. The solar system consists of stars, the Sun, 8 planets, dozens of ...

Ariel is a moon of which planet in the Solar System? That and more in today's Herald morning quiz. Photo / 123RF Are you smarter than a robot? These questions were prepared with the help of the ...

"By studying the sun up close, we can better understand its impacts throughout our solar system, including on the technology we use daily on Earth, as well as learn about the workings of stars across ...

On New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home more good news about its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun. On Wednesday (Jan. 1), mission ...

Learn more › Solar generators can make your life a little easier on a good day or save you on a bad day. These powerful power packs offer huge battery capacity that can fuel large devices and ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Solar stocks have a lot of long-term potential in the age of climate change. Currently, less than 4% of all U.S. power generation ...

The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system. None of the terrestrial planets have rings, although Earth does have belts of trapped radiation, as discussed below. Among ...