The majority of celestial bodies orbit the Sun, and the mass focuses primarily on eight planets with nearly circular orbits and closely spaced orbiting planes known as the zodiacal
Since the discovery of Pluto in 1930, school-age children will learn about nine planets in our solar system.
Asteroids, small planets are synonyms for a small group of celestial bodies floating in the solar system in orbit around the Sun.
Although the space science has made many new advances, with the support of advanced technology, there are still mysteries that we cannot explain.
The spacecraft of the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) approaches Pluto, opening hopes of ending the debate about whether or not to consider this a planet.
Ceres is the smallest dwarf planet known in the solar system that contains many shocking facts that astronomers love to explore.
After a decade of searching, astronomers have discovered the second dwarf planet with orbit far above Pluto, but has yet to explain why the planet is there.
When a star dies, its outer layers are gradually evaporated, leaving a hot nucleus called White dwarf - a celestial body created when stars are low and medium.
The first images of the asteroid vesta sent from the space probe Dawn were announced by the US Aviation Agency (NASA) on August 1.
Sedna's elliptical orbit about 150 to 150 billion kilometers from the Sun is still a mystery to astronomers.