Astronomers measure the speed at which the solar system is hurtling through space by mapping surrounding galaxies and ...

As the Sun and its planets orbit the center of the galaxy, we carve out a path that scientists have previously calculated ...

Scientists have discovered something uncanny about the pace of the solar system. Findings regarding this have been published in the journal Physical Review Letters. The study is conducted by a ...

We live on a planet that seems motionless, yet Earth orbits the Sun at a dizzying speed, and our entire Solar System moves through the galaxy. But how fast exactly are we traveling through the cosmos?

Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system. From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of ...