Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida ...

Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system. The investigation ...

Need a new idea to keep kids entertained? Try stargazing. Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning ...

A planet parade like the one beginning tonight is quite uncommon, occurring once every 10-20 years. Here are the planets you ...

How often do solar eclipses occur? NASA’s new “heat map” showing the geographical distribution of total solar eclipses has revealed that any specific location on Earth experiences a total ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The “Map of Nope” addresses a big problem: too few people know what ...

The solar system is made up of the Sun (our nearest star) and the objects that orbit around it, including planets, asteroids and comets. Planets orbit the Sun in roughly circular paths ...