An animation posted to Twitter has shocked social media users by showing the impressive size of Jupiter and just how rapidly the solar system's largest planet rotates. The animation posted by ...

Planets careen around the sun faster than a bullet, and there's a reason for that speed. The closer an object is to the sun, the faster it must move to avoid falling into our star. Planetary scientist ...

There’s something about comparing the sizes of unthinkably large objects that’s endlessly intriguing. Looking at a comparison of all the various sizes of stars in the universe, for example, makes for ...

NASA has recently unveiled a fascinating animation that shows the extraordinary phenomenon of a star devouring one of its own planets. This unprecedented event offers a rare glimpse into the cosmic ...