Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

A spacecraft operated by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has made its final flyby of Mercury, as scientists now work to guide BepiColombo into the planet’s orbit.

The spacecraft’s suite of science instruments will reveal the invisible about the solar system’s most mysterious planet, to better understand the origin and evolution of a planet close to its ...

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"In 2027, the main science phase of the mission will begin. The spacecraft’s suite of science instruments will reveal the invisible about the solar system’s most mysterious planet, to better ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

If it’s real, some may question whether something with a mass about three times Pluto’s counts as a planet at all.

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From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The alignm ...

Our home planet is bombarded with particles from outer space all the time. And while we are mostly familiar with the rocky ...