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

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, ...

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

Despite common assumptions, the disk of our Solar System is warped, and the planets travel around the Sun in slightly eccentric (or oblong) orbits. Scientists now think that a mysterious object ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's ...

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

Introduction As solar energy systems become increasingly popular among homeowners, many are looking for ways to maximize their benefits. One of the best ways to enhance the efficiency of a solar setup ...

Among the changes, it raised the state’s 10-kilowatt-hour cap on residential solar arrays to 25 kWh. But it’s taken more than ...

I sent an internal memo to my team about the evolution and role of software in distributed PV energy generation. Now, I'm ...