In order from west to east are Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, plus Earth under your feet—all eight known planets of our solar system! How many can you ...

Only eight planets call our solar system home. Or there might still be ... the term “planet” wasn’t terribly controversial. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune ...

It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it flew past Earth, which was then recovered in the desert of the U.S ...

The interlopers in these near matches dove straight into the solar system, traveling way past Uranus' orbit, with some even grazing Mercury's path. And they were relatively tiny, ranging from two ...

He explained that mercury exposure, whether through contaminated food, water, inhalation or skin contact, poses severe health risks, including nervous-system damage, organ dysfunction and cognitive ...

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 ...

A huge new solar farm could be created in fields at the edge of a Leicestershire village. The plans for the scheme are in the very early stages, with Exagen currently seeking feedback from those ...

Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system, is full of surprises! Join us for an in-depth look at its physical characteristics, surface features, and mysterious magnetic field, all captured ...

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade ... An alignment including all of the planets except Mercury is taking place in mid-January. Uranus and Neptune, being the most distant ...

Imber, based at the University of Leicester, UK, is an expert on space weather and says her studies of Mercury could help us prepare for the worst solar storms here on Earth. She was also ...