With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

A burst of solar wind triggered a planet-wide heatwave in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, say astronomers at the University in Reading, UK. The hot region, which had a temperature of over 750 K, ...

Asteroid Donaldjohanson was the second destination on the NASA mission’s itinerary — and its size and shape were not what scientists expected.

Modern astronomers now have an advanced understanding of many of the objects in the night sky, and have even determined that the Solar System is filled with oceans of liquid water ...

The crew of an alien spacecraft entering the Solar System, maybe looking for planets bearing alien life, would be struck by ...

This week, dual escalations in Yemen and Ukraine raises sharp questions about America’s strategic priorities and its ability ...

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

"Curiosity was captured in what is believed to be the first orbital image of the rover mid-drive across the Red Planet." ...

Florida’s Space Coast will light up Monday as Amazon prepares to launch the first satellites for its Project Kuiper internet ...

The hybrid motor combines solid fuel with gaseous oxygen to generate a powerful exhaust stream, mimicking the conditions of a real lunar lander.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...