Astronomers measure the speed at which the solar system is hurtling through space by mapping surrounding galaxies and ...

The universe is supposed to look the same no matter where you stand. That idea, known as the cosmological principle, sits at ...

Far beyond Neptune, at the far outer rim of our Solar System, astronomers have spotted what looks like a hidden “structure” ...

A large radio galaxy study finds our solar system moves faster than theory predicts, raising new questions about how matter ...

Astronomers have spotted a planetary system being conceived from the swirl of gas and dust surrounding a star — giving us an unprecedented, real-time look at how our solar system would've formed some ...

Astronomers have revealed a surprising twist. The sun has always been thought to be at the center of our solar system, with planets moving around it. The famed Polish astronomer Copernicus pioneered ...

A tiny black hole may pass through our solar system once every ten or so years, researchers have suggested, and this could be detected by watching Mars wobble. This estimate is based on an idea ...

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast-moving body using the world's most powerful telescopes. It was found to be ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that ...

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