Normally," rings around a planet are created from the remnants of meteors, moons or left over planet pieces. But this is not ...

Fantasizing about interplanetary exploration is a fun mental exercise, but the harsh realities of life (or lack thereof) in ...

Before the ribbon-cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by WHS Astronomy ...

Rewind 3.8 billion years to the end of the solar system's most violent chapter: the Late Heavy Bombardment. This video reveals what happened when the final wave of asteroids and comets crashed into ...

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

The twin telescopes of the Gemini Observatory mark 25 years of discovery as students name distant nebula Ua ʻŌhiʻa Lan. The ...

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention ...

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

More research is needed before scientists can determine whether the recently observed methane signatures point to the presence of an atmosphere or are simply the result of contamination from the host ...

In the early 1980s, two Soviet-era missions, Venera 13 and 14, measured sound waves on Venus, producing a measurement of wind ...

Space questions everything about what we know about existence and consists of gigantic stars, icy comets and distant worlds ...