Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

Lying at the very outskirts of our solar system, the ice giant Neptune has long represented both a challenge and a mystery to astronomers and space explorers alike. The dark and cold planet, the ...

The solar system is a collection of celestial bodies held together by the sun's gravitational pull. Our solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy. The solar system consists of eight planets, ...

Mars is a fascinating planet in our solar system. Over the years, space organizations have done a great deal of work to further explore Mars, including projects to get crews to the red planet. Mars ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Each year on Feb. 18, a whole day is dedicated to the former planet Pluto. Pluto was once the ninth planet in the solar system, but striped of that title back in 2006. Now ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Talk about an Earth-shattering discovery. Scientists have spotted seven Earth-size planets around a nearby star, some or all of which could harbor water and possibly life.

The moon has been the Earth's companion in the Solar System for almost five billion years. It is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot. The brightest and largest object in our night ...

Your every breath serves as a reminder that the atmosphere of Earth is silently carrying out its function. Since air is ...