An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

"This is the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system — so that's really ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

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

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, signifies growth, luck, and higher learning in astrology. Its placement in a ...

The article humorously imagines how planets would describe themselves if they were dating profiles. Each planet has a unique ...

19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved ... 26, 2024 — Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first ...

NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...

Titan is the only moon in our solar system with a significant atmosphere. Now we have a very good idea of how this dense ...

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...