Dive into the world of gravity and space with this C++ simulation of our solar system using OpenGL. In this video, explore ...

Astronomers propose a new hypothetical planet, Planet Y, beyond Neptune, based on observed orbital anomalies in the Kuiper ...

NASA scientists have discovered an electric field encompassing Earth’s atmosphere that is as "fundamental" as gravity -- and could even give clues about possible life on other planets.

The origin of the differing tilts in the orbits of the planets in our solar system may have been revealed through the ...

Our solar system officially houses eight planets, but some scientists say there could be a ninth. And that’s not just Pluto aficionados – evidence suggests a huge undiscovered world lurks on ...

A theory developed to replace dark matter may mean bad news for Planet Nine, a hypothetical as-yet-unseen world in the outer solar system. The odd orbital alignments of icy objects in this region ...

Self-gravity – the gravitational force that holds sufficiently massive objects together – allows gas planets to maintain their form in the vacuum of space.

Unseen planet revealed by its gravityMore than a 150 years ago, before Neptune was ever sighted in the night sky, French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier predicted the planet’s existence based on ...

Astronomers have discovered a brand new type of planet outside our solar system that, even in its infancy, is already bigger ...