Staring at the sun—a close (but safe) look at our home star ... a new idea to keep kids entertained? Try stargazing. Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning ...

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our solar system. It wasn't aliens. But artist impressions of the object (called 'Oumuamua, the Hawaiian word ...

However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris were the only five that we knew about up until very recently. Ceres is in the asteroid belt between Mars ...

The Stardust team teased the specks from the gel, stuck them in their electron microscopes, and stared back at the birth of our solar system. They were stunned by what they saw. Scientists have ...

MADDIE: There are a lot of stars in our universe. And the sun is a star that gives out heat and light. The sun is at the centre of the solar system. The solar system is the name we use to describe ...