It sounds like science fiction, but imagining a collision between Jupiter and a black hole helps reveal just how delicate our Solar System really is. Space is not empty and peaceful. It is a dynamic, ...

Real images from probes and telescopes have transformed the Solar System from imagination into direct evidence. These photos reveal planets, moons, rings, storms, and landscapes that changed how ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A yellowish-orange glow bathes Phainoterra, a planet of dramatic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration showing Planet Nine, a hypothetical, undiscovered planet in our solar system. New research now suggests the ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show. By Katherine Kornei If our species manages to hang on ...

Our solar system has two ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, but there may have been a third. According to a new study published in the journal Icarus, this extra world might have triggered a violent ...

Asteroid Bennu's chemical fingerprint is revealing new clues about where it formed and the surprising role Jupiter played in ...

Planets without stars to orbit raise important questions about how planets evolve and what habitability might look like across the cosmos.

New research led by the University of Michigan is helping set the stage for future observatories to characterize rocky ...