New research underscores the physics of potential oceans on moons like Europa and Enceladus where aliens could hide ...

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

The Webb Telescope reveals new insights into icy planetesimals, shedding light on the early solar system's evolution.

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have revolutionized our understanding of the solar system's formation with ...

Some 2,600 light-years from our own Solar System dwells one of the most peculiar planetary systems in the entire galaxy.

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.

Its effects, as well as being more consequential for our society, are difficult to understand due to outstanding problems in ...

For two decades now, the iconic twin Voyager spacecraft have been quietly overturning everything we thought we knew about the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history on Christmas Eve by completing its closest-ever approach to the Sun, coming within 3.8 ...

The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the ...