Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its massive size, strong gravity, powerful storms and many moons ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — If you're trying to get a beautiful look at the planets in our solar system, you're in luck. Between February 25 and February 28, all seven planets in our solar system will be ...

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Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in ...

Neptune’s supersonic winds and icy storms revealed a planet so extreme that it forever changed our picture of the solar ...

By tracking tiny stellar wobbles, astronomers have detected planets forming around young stars for the first time.

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies ...

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

This artist’s concept depicts one of the solar system’s inner planets slamming into Earth after being nudged on a collision course by a passing star. Such a world-shattering cataclysm is extremely ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...