Could life exist beyond Earth? This documentary investigates the solar system’s most promising candidates for alien life, from the frozen oceans of Europa to the red deserts of Mars.

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

On Dec. 17, 2018, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced that 2018 VG18, nicknamed ‘Farout’, ...

NASA's Psyche orbiter looked back and snapped a photo of Earth with the moon on its way to the asteroid Psyche in 2029. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU illustration As a NASA spacecraft whizzed away ...

NASA's Psyche orbiter looked back and snapped a photo of Earth with the moon on its way to the asteroid Psyche in 2029. - NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU illustration As a NASA spacecraft whizzed away from ...

OSIRIS-REx samples from Bennu contain stardust older than the Sun, preserving clues to the solar system’s earliest history.

This plasma cloud struck Earth’s magnetic field late on September 1. Although experts at NOAA and NASA had predicted an impact, the actual force was stronger than expected.

Though this visitor came to us with no name, we’ve given it one: Comet 31/ATLAS. Astronomers have also officially classified ...

According to China's space agency, the government is preparing to test a direct method of planetary defense by sending a ...

Scientists may soon be able to forecast destructive solar storms more than 12 hours in advance, after a successful test using ...

"We consider this phenomenon as a promising candidate to explain the fact that the solar activity is much more benign than that of other sun-like stars." A new study suggests that the planets in our ...