Solar System
See the First Detailed Close-Ups of Mars' Moon Deimos
A United Arab Emirates spacecraft took a high-resolution look at the mysterious moon and uncovered new evidence about its origin
Juice Mission Launches to Explore Jupiter and Its Icy Moons
The spacecraft will investigate oceans that might lie beneath the moons' surfaces and study whether they could support life
James Webb Telescope Captures Detailed Image of Uranus’ Rings
The high-tech observatory also observed two storm clouds on the planet, a polar cap, six moons and distant galaxies
How to Watch Five Planets Align in the Night Sky This Week
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will appear as if in a parade in the Western sky on Tuesday
Scientists Spot Recent Volcanic Activity on Venus
The findings in 30-year-old radar image data all but confirm that volcanoes on Earth’s hellish sister planet are still active today
Jupiter Reclaims Title of Planet With the Most Moons
After the discovery of 12 new moons, the gas giant now has 92 known natural satellites—and scientists expect to find more
Scientists Have Created a New Type of Ice
It looks like a white powder and has nearly the same density as liquid water
An Asteroid Just Passed Very Close to Earth
The truck-sized space rock came within 2,200 miles of our planet, closer than some satellites
Researchers Find Rare 17-Pound Meteorite in Antarctic Ice
The polar desert is a prime zone for preserving space rocks dating back to our early solar system
James Webb Telescope Confirms the Existence of Its First Exoplanet
The high-tech observatory is helping to study the rocky, Earth-sized world that's 41 light-years away
See the Chilling Beauty of Winter on Mars
NASA images reveal frost, geysers and intricate frozen patterns on the Red Planet
This Exoplanet Is Doomed to Be Obliterated by a Star
Kepler-1658b is slowly spiraling toward a fiery demise
Listen to the Sound of a Dust Devil Swirling Around on Mars
For the first time, scientists have recorded the noise of a Martian dust storm using a microphone on NASA's Perseverance rover
James Webb Captures a Protostar in a Fiery Hourglass
The very young star is a window into our own solar system's past
Three Near-Earth Asteroids Were Hiding in the Sun’s Glare
One of them, which measures nearly one mile wide, might cross paths with Earth in the distant future
This 18-Year-Old Recreated the ‘Entire Universe’ in Minecraft
From the video game's blocks, he built galaxies, a nebula, a black hole and the solar system
A Moon of Saturn May Be More Habitable Than Expected
With the prediction of phosphorus in its oceans, Enceladus has become an even more promising candidate for hosting life
Webb Telescope's Images of Neptune Showcase Its Rings and Moons
They’re the clearest pictures of the distant planet's rings in over three decades
James Webb Captures Its First Images of Mars
With some adjustments, the highly sensitive telescope could successfully observe the bright Red Planet
What Caused Saturn’s Rings and Tilt? Perhaps the Destruction of a Moon
Scientists propose that about 160 million years ago, the moon was torn apart, creating the planet’s iconic rings