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

It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved ... pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually ...

When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

The orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune may have been forever changed by an enormous object that whizzed through ...

After graduating from UVA in 2013 and completing her doctorate in planetary science from the University of Arizona in 2019, ...

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 PULSAR research project, led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel, has unveiled the conceptual design of a plutonium-238 ...

Space-based solar power station can change the design of global energy supply by capturing solar energy from space and ...

An interstellar visitor may have warped the solar system billions of years ago, a new study has claimed. Scientists suggested the enormous object disrupted the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn ...

From its formative role in the solar system to its effect on Earth’s technology, studying heliophysics is essential for ...

Planetary scale model trails are letting cycling enthusiasts pedal their way through the cosmos. These trails are designed ...