Solar system is a collection of various celestial bodies that are held together by the gravitational pull of the sun. Our ...

Join me as I take my kindergarten students on a fun and interactive classroom spacewalk! We explore the solar system, meet ...

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...

From the center of the solar system, rages a powerful wind. Sent by the Sun, this wind whips at speeds exceeding one million miles per hour as it traverses to the edge of interstellar space bathing ...

CLEVELAND — With so much focus on the total solar eclipse right now, I thought some stellar solar system facts would shake up your universe. Let me take you back to grade school and the solar system ...

Eleven objects found at the extremities of the solar system could mark the location of a 'Kuiper Belt 2.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

The Kuiper Belt could extend billions of miles farther than anyone thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's New Horizons ...

The asteroid belt may seem permanent, but it is far from static. Its slow decline reveals a more violent past when more ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Bedford, Indiana, native and former astronaut has some fascinating facts to share about the total solar eclipse. Charlie Walker graduated from Purdue before working as an ...