The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.

If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.

A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from ...

A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing ...

Life outside the Earth is one of the biggest "what if" in history, but NASA is trying to put a end to the discussion - or add more to it - with this new world.

Rourkela and Sun Yat-sen University in China have examined how spinning dust devils, powerful dust storms and widespread ...

The Voyager probes we sent from Earth back in the 70s found an incredible 'wall of fire' at the edge of our solar system ...

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...