Planets, like those in our solar system, form in a bottom-up process where small bits of rock and ice clump together and grow larger over time. But the heftier the planet, the harder it is to explain ...

Somewhere beyond Neptune, the Kuiper Belt is bent. Not by much, and not in a way any known planet can account for. A study ...

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other ...

From scorching planets to frozen giants, our solar system is full of extremes. Discover the forces that shaped these worlds and what they reveal about our place in the universe.

A new NASA spacecraft has started tracking the particle streams that can make a massive solar flare dangerous while mapping ...

For several days this month, Saturn, Mars, and Mercury appear just degrees apart before sunrise—close enough to watch their ...

Japan's space agency, JAXA, has been knocking it out of the park with small-body exploration missions for decades. They had ...

Why do some places wait 1,000 years to see a total solar eclipse while others get two in a decade? The surprising orbital ...

The National Air and Space Museum’s Virginia location now displays the objects which represent critical leaps forward in ...

A study of the fascinating galaxy system nicknamed "The Stingray" suggests that mysterious little red dots could be a phase ...

April 9 - The U.S. Justice Department's release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein this year revealed the late financier and sex offender's ties to many prominent people in ...