In the bigger picture, “down” could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

At 4:56 a.m. EST (0956 GMT) on Feb. 17, the moon will begin to turn the sun into an impressive "ring of fire" during an ...

In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter's dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a ...

Ironclad Games has kept Sins of a Solar Empire 2 fans well fed since the release of the space strategy sequel late last year, providing a frequent influx of updates and DLC. In the last twelve months, ...

The UNC System is working on a policy to give the public a way to understand what content is being taught in classrooms. System President Peter Hans said the syllabus for every class at the public ...

Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space telescopes and orbiters have been documenting the rare visit. A mysterious ...

Sunspot AR3186 erupted with an X1-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO/HelioViewer| edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...

Borussia Dortmund & RWE have finished installing a 5 MW array at Signal Iduna Park, claiming the title of world's most powerful stadium roof solar system In Germany, Borussia Dortmund's ...

A new study with the incredibly exciting title of "Overdispersed Radio Source Counts and Excess Radio Dipole Detection" has announced quite a thrilling discovery, indeed: Our solar system is moving ...

Astronomers have spotted an intriguing cluster of objects in the Kuiper belt, the enormous, donut-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. This latest “inner kernel” was identified by ...