In a solar system far, far away NASA have discovered a planet which they think 'might be remarkably similar to Earth', though ...

Researchers estimate that the planet has about a 50% chance of being in its star's Hoble zone.

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Solar System's Run-In With 'Space Cloud' May Have Triggered a Series of Ice Ages 2 Million Years Ago, Says Scientists Around two million years ago, Earth underwent a series of temperature fluctuations ...

The Solar System remains a unique natural laboratory for exploring the processes that govern planetary formation, evolution and dynamics. Contemporary research continues to refine our understanding of ...

With an orbital period around one year, much like Earth's 13-hour transit duration, HD 137010 b tantalises as Earth 2.0.

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic. By convention, we say that above the plane is where the planets are seen to ...