These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

Several small worlds beyond Jupiter are not just frozen rubble. Beneath their shining skins, many hide oceans of liquid water. New research says those seas do not always stay calm. When the ice lids ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been surveying space since 1990 and has captured some interesting cosmic elements in action.

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

The Solar System is more than just planets; it is home to a dazzling variety of moons, each with its own unique charm. Some ...

NASA and NOAA teams reported an annual maximum of 8.83 million square miles on September 9. They said this made it the fifth ...

Earlier this year, a team of astronomers discovered a new moon of Uranus that is minuscule, with a diameter of about 10km.

Theia, the world that helped form the Moon, came from the Solar System. Chemical clues in Earth and Moon rocks reveal this ...

If we find technological satellites of Jupiter that we did not send, it would imply that Jupiter is of interest to an ...

Scientists traced the Moon's parent planet Theia to the inner Solar System, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery.

Fossils reveal a giant lamniform shark lived 115 million years ago in Australia. The discovery shows early modern sharks grew ...