"We believe that continuing such activities will further expand our horizon in the field of planetary science." ...

New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once ...

During the early days of our solar system, giant impacts were common occurrences. Earth likely experienced such an impact ...

Recent simulations and research have unveiled a fascinating new insight into the history of the solar system’s terrestrial ...

Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our solar system, are about to make their closest approach during their August ...

Venus and Jupiter will meet in a conjunction in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 12. Here's everything you need to know to spot the two brightest planets at their best.

Stargazers hoping to catch sight of August's Venus-Jupiter Conjunction should keep their eyes to the skies on Tuesday morning. From Earth, both planets shine the brightest and will appear together ...

“There is a range of orbits with eccentricities lower than 0.38 for which Venus’ co-orbitals can pose a collisional hazard to Earth,” scientists wrote.