The fate of our solar system is written in the stars—well, one star to be precise: the sun. Estimates of what the end will ...

The solar system could be destroyed much sooner than we thought, scientists say - Outer planets could be thrown out into the ...

Just because the Solar System has kept its current configuration for billions of years, it doesn’t mean that it will continue ...

A Victoria University scientist who has found the key to dating the very beginnings of our Solar System will have his work published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature today. Dr Joel Baker, ...

The entire solar disk in unprecedented detail—this is shown by images of the visible surface of the sun, which researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have now created from ...

Scientists have discovered incredibly tiny plasma whirlpools swirling across the Sun’s surface, some just 20 kilometers wide. These previously invisible vortices may twist magnetic fields and help ...

In one of the most exciting developments in astronomy in the 21st century, NASA is launching the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) today–and Northern Arizona University astronomers, planetary ...

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not only a dual degree in planetary science ...

As the world aims to limit global warming well below 2 C, the defossilization of energy systems hinges on two technologies above all others: solar PV and wind power. Solar PV has found its way into ...