Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

New research says that Earth could be ejected from our solar system if a passing star was to come close enough.

For years, astronomers have been searching for a mysterious ninth planet lurking in the dark outer reaches of our solar ...

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory ...

A recent study indicates a small chance that Earth could be ejected from our solar system due to passing stars. Simulations ...

Zooming in on 78 disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, scientists saw hitherto undiscovered structures around young ...

Webb has directly imaged a young gas giant planet roughly the size of Saturn, our solar system's second-largest planet ...

A recent study in Icarus suggests a wandering star could disrupt our solar system. Simulations reveal that a star passing ...

NASA’s James Webb telescope captured its first direct image of a distant gas giant, revealing groundbreaking insights into ...

Webb has directly imaged a young gas giant planet roughly the size of Saturn, our solar system's second-largest planet, ...

Wide-orbit planets are fairly common according to the study, and there's a good chance we have one of our own.

Passing stars could trigger instability across the solar system, resulting in Earth being hauled out of its orbit.