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

Solar material from the eruption will likely miss Earth. The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared eyes toward Jupiter, capturing auroras hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth ...

In 2022, NASA scientists successfully nudged an asteroid off its course, shortening its orbit by 32 minutes as part of the ...

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 ...

The solar system's smallest planet is quickly approaching superior conjunction, so catch it in the morning sky while you can.

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

By listening to the echoes of "marsquakes" — seismic waves rippling through Mars ' crust — researchers uncovered signs of ...

Researchers at the University of Leicester have captured stunning images of Jupiter's auroras using the James Webb Space Telescope.

In collaboration with a Japanese university, NASA researchers used supercomputers to predict when life will no longer be ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared eyes toward Jupiter, capturing auroras hundreds of times brighter than ...

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