This "kiss-and-capture" event offers a new understanding of how moons are captured and helps scientists learn more about how ...
For most of January, four of the eight planets in our solar system (sorry, Pluto) will be visible if the sky is clear enough ...
Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...
A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.
The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.
NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...
A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...
In our solar system, Earth is one of only three worlds that sees temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit, while other ...
UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...
Stargazers won't need any special equipment to view the four-planet alignment as it will be visible to the naked eye. However, if you have a telescope, you can spot two additional planets, Uranus and ...
A NASA postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems ...
The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...