NASA is inviting the public to take part in 36 “citizen science” projects that let volunteers contribute to real scientific ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and Earth. The authors dubbed it Planet Y.

Obtained by UB as part of a project to observe last year's total solar eclipse, the telescope will be used for education and ...

In this curious film, a pair of friends venture out into the desert to build an accurate to scale model of our solar system.

Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun, is probably shedding comets and asteroids into our solar system — and even producing a few meteors in our sky. Located just 4.3 light-years from ...

A newly discovered interstellar comet is hurtling around us, only the third interloper object to be observed in our solar system. It is not expected to pose an impact risk to Earth, but telescopes ...