From the launch pads of Earth to the frozen worlds beyond Neptune, this journey traces humanity’s first real exploration of ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around ...

When it comes to what part of Earth is most at risk of an ISO impactor, low latitudes near the equator face the greatest risk ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...

Guest: Professor Dagomar Degroot, environmental historian at Georgetown University and author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: ...

Down here on Earth we don't usually notice, but the Sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma into space. These are called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). They often occur together with sudden ...

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth ...

Scientists say 3I/Atlas came closest to Mars in October. Its path this month put it in the path of the warm rays of our sun, ...

Astronomers have observed a mysterious comet racing through the solar system towards both Earth and the Sun. It has led to ...