The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Stock illustration of all the solar system's planets. Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible all at once this month. Stock illustration of all the solar system's planets.

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar ... on Mars deserve cataloging, preservation and care in order ...

The Sun is the center of orbit for every planet in the Solar System. The Earth, at times, finds itself in a direct line of sight between the Sun and another planet during these orbits. Mars will ...

Mars's atmosphere and climate ... for increased drag by dense plasma in order to continue a successful mission. "Our interest in studying disappearing solar wind arose from the profound impact ...

Next to Earth, Mars may be the most-studied world in our solar system, currently home to a fleet of orbiters, landers and rovers. But above the red sands on which the rovers trundle, a strange ...

This may explain the strange properties of the orbits of our solar system's planets ... Venus, Earth and Mars), and found that the most likely scenario involved an object eight times the mass ...

Six planets in our solar system are coming into alignment and will be visible from Earth. AccuWeather says Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be visible every evening through ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system. Look for a planetary parade that includes Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune ...