A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

The clearest and most precise images yet of the universe in its infancy—the earliest cosmic time accessible to humans—have ...

Schools in Beijing will introduce artificial intelligence courses to primary and secondary students to strengthen China’s goal to dominate the sector. From the coming fall semester, which starts ...

This is called kinship care, and the state of South Carolina has implemented a number of changes in recent years to make it an option for more kids in the foster system. Data shows they have been ...

This is called kinship care, and the state of South Carolina has implemented a number of changes in recent years to make it an option for more kids in the foster system. Data shows they have been ...

Credit: Yuri_Arcurs via Getty Images Primordial helium from the beginning of the solar system may be stuck inside Earth's solid core, new research suggests. The findings could have implications ...

This stunning photo shows every single planet in the solar system at the same time during a rare alignment that won’t happen again until 2040. Taken from a field in Somerset, the groundbreaking ...

Researchers used a supercomputer to model the structure of the Oort cloud based on the trajectories of comets as well as the gravitational forces within and beyond our solar system. They ...

Moreover, the model accounts for the gravitational influences acting on the Oort cloud, both from within our solar system and from external sources like other stars and the Milky Way galaxy’s ...