Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

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

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike ... could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system.

Missed January's planetary parade? February 2025 offers another celestial spectacle. Discover when, where & how to catch ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

Gaia-4b is considered a super-Jupiter planet, a relatively cold gas giant, orbiting its star over 570 Earth-days. That star ...

A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the same time. There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter ...

February has already proven to be a snowy month for Oregon, making the name of the upcoming full moon quite fitting. Here's ...

From 423 km above Earth, Sunita Williams captures stunning photo from spacewalk, NASA calls it the 'ultimate selfie'.

Ah, Sagittarius, this week is a cosmic rollercoaster, and you're in the front seat! With the Full Moon in Leo on February 12, ...

In fact, we didn’t know for sure that any planets at all existed beyond our solar system, and a lot of the ... gigantic ground-based laser array. The smallest existing spacecraft are four ...