In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

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

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

The planetary parade in February 2025 will see five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Starting up again Saturday, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. The planetary alignment, or a ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has envisioned the need to close Nigeria’s energy gaps with improved megawatts of ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter captured views of the planet Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Multiple instruments aboard the spacecraft captured the imagery. Credit: Space.com | footage & orbit animation cou ...