Such a mission could be developed soon, allowing astrophysicists to take selfies of the solar system and use the Sun’s gravity as a lens to peer deep into space.

What did Mercury look like as BepiColombo swung by?

What did Mercury look like as BepiColombo swung by?

Gravity, mass and centrifugal force all contribute to the final shape of a planet.

A strangely shaped spot on the surface of a baby star 450 million light-years away reveals new insights into how our solar system formed.

A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate the search

A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate the search

From the tallest cliff in the solar system to its largest impact basin, geological processes on other worlds are very similar to those on our own planet.

Researchers used decades-old radar data and found that some low-lying areas of Venus' crust are moving and jostling. This evidence is some of the strongest yet of tectonic activity on Venus.

Astronomers know a lot about what's in outer space – and think it's possible it never ends.