The Moon, Williams and Zugger say, has an orbit around Earth that isn't as neatly aligned with the equator as you might ...

The outer planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto shape generational trends, from technological revolutions to spiritual ...

Once considered the ninth and last planet of the Solar System, Pluto was demoted to a 'dwarf planet' status in 2006, when ...

Research suggests the Earth captured the Moon from space, rather than forming the rocky satellite from collision particles ...

The series "What If?" created a simulation to show how many Earths would fit into larger planets such as Neptune, Uranus, ...

As much as over 90 percent of the dwarf planet's crust could be water ice, giving some insight, the researchers believe, into ...

Astrology uses planets to influence personalities, behaviors, and life experiences. Each planet governs specific traits, like ...

Scientists have detected the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Pluto's largest moon, 'Charon', which they said ...

The outer solar system is home to thousands of smaller celestial bodies beyond Neptune. Many of these objects ... Some of these objects may have even been captured by the giant planets, Jupiter and ...

Their research indicates that terrestrial planets like Earth can gravitationally capture moons, a potential explanation for ...

How far away is the moon? But the distance between Earth and our closest neighbor is more nuanced than a single number. "The ...

Charon, discovered in 1978, has the distinction of being the solar system's largest moon relative in size to the planet it ...