The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ... into Earth's atmospheric processes as ... Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...

Scientists say that a newly discovered space-rock has a chance of colliding with our planet in less than 10 years ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been used to shed new light on the exoplanet, GJ 1214 b, which is more than eight times ...

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. “One of the best planet ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Using energy greater than the global nuclear weapons inventory, an impact event carved two grand canyons into the moon’s ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on the solar system's most volcanic body, the Jovian moon Io.

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has uncovered an immense volcanic hot spot on Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing any previously recorded ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...