We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...

Astronomers are testing a quieter way of searching for moons beyond the solar system, using careful measurements of motion ...

That would make it thousands of times more massive than any moon orbiting a solar system plane  — so massive it could make ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

A new discovery suggests the possibility of an exomoon with an unprecedentedly large mass, thousands of times larger than any ...

The planets of our solar system orbit in a thin, orderly plane, but beyond this familiar disc lies a vast and complex cosmic environment that reshapes how we understand space itself. From the ...

Discover the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise. Learn why this 'rebel' planet spins backwards, how a ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.

In the course of his life, Galileo clashed with other philosophers and religious figures who were committed to the geocentric ...

Unlike earlier studies, which often examined chemistry and atmospheric motion separately, the new simulations combined both.