This video explains how the solar system formed and why most planets move in the same direction, using basic physics and ...

NASA scientists are suddenly turning their attention to Uranus, a planet long neglected and still largely unexplored. According to a new planetary science report, a flagship mission to Uranus is now ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

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The universe is full of spectacular sights, from aurora on Earth and Jupiter to the solar flares that cause them, to distant ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar ...