The planets of our solar system aren't randomly scattered. They all orbit in a near perfect, flat disc. The reason for this ...

Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks ...

Across the galaxy, astronomers now see that planetary systems fall into four broad classes, and our own solar system, part of the rare Ordered group, is only one of them. At the same time, discoveries ...

Almost all planets in our solar system have moons – why not exoplanets? Astronomers believe they have discovered the first ...

In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership ...

Mars clocks tick faster than Earth’s! Discover the groundbreaking findings that could revolutionize space exploration.

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

I/ATLAS: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be dotted with icy volcanoes that erupted as it neared the Sun, according to a new study. Scientists analyzing the object say that as its distance from our ...

Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, with the help of the world’s most powerful telescope, ventures through the Milky Way and into the universe beyond, on the hunt for alien worlds.

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system." ...

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...