Fortunately the name is a misnomer, since there are also moons, dwarf planets ... perspective on the solar system. Here are six new outer-space destinations in Google Maps we recommend checking ...

The Nice model is a hypothesis, and not all scientists are convinced it’s true. Everyone now agrees that at least some planets migrated, but whether that set off a violent solar-system-wide ...

Pluto is undoubtedly the most famous of all the dwarf planets, because it was once considered part of the main lineup of planets in our solar system. But there are… ...

Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit twin stars like the fictional “Star Wars” desert planet Tatooine.

The Sun’s gravity holds all of these ... much smaller than planets so are also known as 'minor planets'. As well as planets and moons, the solar system also contains dwarf planets, which are ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit ... but heavier than gas giant planets. A light year is nearly 6 trillion miles. The brown dwarf pair was first ...

but heavier than gas giant planets. (M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP) This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs ...