We don't have to worry about the death of the sun any time soon, but when it does happen, will the Earth be able to survive?

The sun has an orbit of its own in the Milky Way ... There is no chance that you'll be flung off to space right now, because the Earth's gravity is so strong compared to its spinning motion.

centered slightly outside of the Sun's radius, as Jupiter makes each orbit. On Earth, we have to contend with our own gravity well when we launch rockets and spacecraft; if a rocket isn't powerful ...

The battle between gravity and the energy from fusion ... that it will envelop the inner planets, including Earth. That's when the sun will become a red giant, which will remain for about a ...

Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished together by gravity. That same cloud gave rise to our entire solar system, including our star, the sun.

A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial ...

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's homecoming is one step closer after SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying has been successfully docked.