Planetary scientists recently simulated an alternate version of our solar system: one with a super-Earth causing climate chaos on Earth, Mars and Venus. If our solar system had a super-Earth, it's ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

Recent simulations and research have unveiled a fascinating new insight into the history of the solar system’s terrestrial planets. For years, scientists speculated about how the rocky planets—Earth, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research suggests that most of the solar system's inner rocky planets once orbited the sun in ...

When Earth is opposite Mars from the sun, it will appear full because you’re looking directly on the daylit side. But ...

Scientists have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover a connection between the orbits of Earth and Mars, past global warming patterns and the speeding up of deep ocean circulation.

Venus probably shares its orbit with numerous asteroids with unstable orbits, and these could represent one of the most unpredictable threats to Earth from space. We’ve only found a few of these ...

Earth and Mars are close in planetary terms. When their orbits align, Mars passes within a mere 33.9 million miles (54.6 million kilometers) of our blue marble. New research on deep ocean sediments ...

There's something big missing from our solar system — and that may be a good thing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Planetary ...