Earth is on an orderly path around the sun, orbiting in nearly the same plane as our star’s equator. In 2008, however, astronomers began finding worlds in other solar systems that sail far above and ...

In the vast calm of the solar system, planetary orbits often appear orderly, stable, and insulated from the broader mechanics ...

The planets of our solar system all orbit the Sun within a few degrees of a flat plane extending out from our star’s equator — its equatorial plane. That makes sense. Our solar system began as a ...

Strange giant planets known as hot Jupiters, which orbit close to their suns, got kicked onto their peculiar paths by nearby planets and stars, a new study finds. After analyzing the orbits of dozens ...

( NewsNation) — SpaceX will be moving around 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit in 2026, according to an X post from Michael ...

The Sun is the boss, and we have to work around that.” The line, offered by NASA mission operations engineer Russell DeHart, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Despite the dangers posed to planet Earth by a comet or asteroid strike ...

SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of some of its Starlink satellites, a move the company says is intended to improve space safety following recent incidents.