We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...

Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

Our solar system used to have nine planets ... “In terms of scientific viability, we know that there are eight planets already, so it’s not so crazy to have another planet within the same ...

If Voyager 2 had arrived a week earlier, it would have observed a completely different magnetospheric environment".

Discoveries about Uranus, the solar system's enigmatic planet, challenge previous assumptions, highlighting the need for ...

Exoplanets can be quite different from Earth, but occasionally researchers find one that gives a sneak peak into what the ...

Scientists have known that a magnetic field shaped the inner solar system, where Earth and the terrestrial planets were formed. But it was unclear whether such a magnetic influence extended into ...

It is big enough to fit 63 Earths inside it. Among the solar system's eight planets, only Jupiter and Saturn are larger. Its unusual tilt makes Uranus appear to orbit the sun like a rolling ball.