Researchers have developed the Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model (STEHM) to assess which planets can maintain ...

A village in Kent is home to what is thought to be the world's largest scale model of the solar system and beyond, created to ...

Our solar system has two ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, but there may have been a third. According to a new study published ...

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune did not always have their current positions in the solar system. According to the ...

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

(Ianm35/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The Solar System is one of the comforting constants of human existence. No matter what else ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some 'water worlds' like Jupiter's moon Europa could potentially be habitable for life. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute The search ...

The early solar system may have been far more chaotic than we ever imagined. A new study published in Icarus suggests that our solar system might have once hosted an additional giant planet, whose ...

Our solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The ...

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 ...

In 1995, the discovery of 51 Pegasi b, a massive planet orbiting its star closely, revolutionized astronomy. This finding ...