Earth just got an upgrade! If we made Earth 1,300 times bigger, we could make Earth the size of Jupiter. A new, super-Earth ...

Jupiter acts like a cosmic shield for Earth because of its enormous size and strong gravity. Its powerful gravitational pull ...

New simulations from Rice University reveal how Jupiter’s rapid early growth blocked gas and dust from reaching the Sun, ...

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...

The Earth's Moon is its only one, but scientists recently discovered a new celestial body that will be staying near the planet for the next several decades.

As of now, the comet is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth, making it impossible to observe from the ground. But orbiters around Mars and Jupiter will get a look ... continued to get a better ...

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the 'quasi-moon.' ...