This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began ...

Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse ...

Because of potential water and a source of heat, Olympus Mons has been suggested as a place to look for potential alien life; ...

A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of the outer planets, all ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed two large planets at different stages of infancy - one with an atmosphere ...

Beyond the edge of Neptune, a distant realm of icy debris known as the Kuiper Belt stretches deep into space. This frozen ...

The Solar System might not be as quiet and orderly as we think. Imagine one day looking up and seeing something strange in ...

The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...

With a spectacular array of galaxies and nebulas, the ambitious telescope begins its 10-year survey of the cosmos.