The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young ...

"Ultimately, this work may help scientists better predict the impact of space weather across the solar system on longer ...

Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking for life beyond Earth ...

The system is based on a highly compact and flexible ultrathin soft solar blanket that acts as the collection panel and can unroll once the satellite reaches orbit. As it does so, a 3D printer system ...

For decades, researchers have been studying the formation of rings around planets like Saturn in an attempt to understand what criteria have to be met in order to make and sustain these rings. It was ...

New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. On ...

Jupiter’s moon Europa is cloaked in a smooth icy shell cracked with fine ridges. Scientists believe that beneath this frozen surface lies a saltwater ocean - possibly holding twice as much water as ...

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.

Sending a rover into space to explore other celestial bodies comes with a dizzying array of challenges, and one of the most ...