Lovers of the stars, sky and space have had the option to study astronomy on the curriculum since September 2017, when ...

The DfE strategy begins by advising all schools to appoint a ‘sustainability leader’. They will then draw up a climate action plan for the remainder of the year. They can turn to the Sustainability ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

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

Researchers have been focusing on the study of our solar system for centuries, looking at the physics, dynamics, as well as the composition of solar system bodies. Our solar system – which includes ...

Most of that brightness increase has been in the green part of the visible light spectrum, suggesting a “surge of gas ...

On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by cataclysmic destruction, but rather by the vote of the International Astronomical Union, which declared that Pluto, considered the ...

3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its hyperbolic orbit tells us ...

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...