Watch this video to find out more about the Earth, planets in our Solar System and other planets far off in outer space. From up here on the International Space Station I get a great view of Earth.

Through observations, either with space telescopes or with ground-based equipment, we can find out how planets in our solar system and beyond are structured, what materials they are made of, whether ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some ...

There may be an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system whose presence is revealed by the strange orbit of objects beyond the eighth planet Neptune. The tantalizing prospect of a ninth ...

This stunningly ambitious series brings to life the most memorable events in the history of the solar system, by using ground breaking visual effects to tell the thrilling story of all eight planets.

Volcanic and tectonic activity on Earth have been critical to the evolution and survival of life on our planet, so understanding what drives the solar system’s volcanic worlds is a crucial first ...

Our solar system consists of the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, as well as countless asteroids and comets, that are gravitationally bound to the Sun.

A rare six-planet solar system, unchanged for billions of years, has been discovered 100 light-years from Earth. The planets are all ‘sub-Neptunes’, meaning they are smaller than our Neptune ...

In fact, every planet—and every moon—in the solar system will be in the sky during the eclipse. However, that doesn’t mean you’ll see them all. Contrary to what you might have read ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, this gigantic cloud was transformed into our Sun. The processes that followed gave rise to the solar system, complete with eight planets, 181 moons, and countless ...

Signs of mysterious rainbow-like patterns have been detected on a planet outside the solar system, astronomers have said. The phenomenon, named the glory effect, is often seen on Earth and has ...