Jupiter and Earth were near their closest all year, but it still took over half an hour for a signal to go from Earth to the ...

Our sun, currently in its prime, is expected to shine for another 5 billion years. Eventually, it will transform into a red ...

Billions of years ago, a migrating Jupiter tore through the young solar system, flinging a barrage of asteroids towards the ...

In fact, American astronomer Scott S. Sheppard has found over 60 moons circling Jupiter. Unless there are a lot more moons ...

Jupiter's moon Europa, which was often pictured as a still, silent shell may be home to a giant liquid water ocean that holds ...

Initially expected to last only eight orbits, JunoCam functioned normally through the spacecraft’s first 34 orbits.

Jupiter's moon Europa, which was often pictured as a still, silent shell may be home to a giant liquid water ocean that holds ...

A hot Jupiter-like planet, HIP 67522 b, is causing its young solar system to erupt with solar flares, potentially leading to ...

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People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet.

Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same ...

As the Moon reaches New, advanced observers can try photographing 3I/ATLAS while everyone can enjoy nebulae and more in the ...