A new astronomical study suggests that Earth could one day be ejected from the solar system, not by the aging of the Sun, but ...

Researchers Nathan A. Kaib and Sean N. Raymond have evaluated the impact of passing stars on the long-term stability of the ...

For instance, Neptune migrated outward, switching places with Uranus, and pushed a lot of the small, icy bodies into the ...

Scientists have painted a scary scenario for the solar system, where one passerby might trigger the death of every planet, ...

The announcement, made at the Mercury Innovation Symposium, aims to ensure EV chargers can respond to grid signals, optimize ...

Billions of years from now, the Sun will swell into a red giant, swallowing Mercury, Venus, and Earth. But that’s not the ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

If you feel like you've seen more of the northern lights painting the night sky lately, you'd be right—and there's an ...

Stars that pass close to the solar system could pull planets out of alignment, sending them hurtling into the sun or out into ...

Late next year, the joint JAXA/ESA BepiColombo mission will enter orbit around Mercury, as part of its 18-month nominal mission. Tacking the winds that ply the solar system may yet have its day ...

Stunning pictures of Mercury have been published revealing the sunlit plains and possibly icy craters of the smallest planet in the solar system. Three pictures taken by the BepiColombo spacecraft ...

A layer of diamonds up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) thick could be tucked below the surface of Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet and the closest to the sun, according to new research.