As more of the solar system has been explored and imaged, all kinds of geographical features have been mapped on many of our ...

The president’s proposed budget includes major cuts to NASA — among them, the elimination of funding for the Nancy Grace ...

So which planets in our solar system have rings? All four giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — sport these ...

"Rings are mostly made of ice and small rocks," said William Saunders, a planetary scientist at NASA's Langley Research ...

Most astronomers agree that life is likely common throughout the universe. While Earth is the only world known to have life, ...

Webb Space Telescope reveals a surprisingly clear atmosphere on planet TOI-421 b, helping scientists understand the evolution ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...

The Sun is the most important star in the entire Solar System, as it is not only the gravitational force around which all other objects within it rotate, but it accounts for 99.8% ...

The sun has produced stunning auroras on Earth in recent years as solar activity has peaked—but expect more in coming years ...

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy.

The exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b makes an unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs, objects bigger than gas-giant planets but ...

Elon Musk is taking the long view. The billionaire SpaceX founder has long said that humanity needs to expand its footprint out into the solar system — specifically to Mars, which is the most suitable ...