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

Plasma waves are a critical element to understanding the many mysteries of the gas giant’s turbulent, magnetically powerful ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected an unusual new variety of plasma phenomenon occurring over Jupiter's north pole.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA's Europa Clipper mission on Monday launched a satellite to investigate Europa, Jupiter’s “mysterious moon” — a world covered in ice that scientists say could ...

A rocky planet with a 24-hour orbit and an ice giant that takes five years to complete its orbit have been detected orbiting ...

NASA launched New Horizons to explore Pluto. In 2019, it visited the furthest object in the Solar System we have seen up ...

Jupiter, the colossal gas giant of our solar system, has always captured the fascination of astronomers and space enthusiasts alike. With its immense size, swirling storm systems, and striking bands ...

Macquarie University astronomers have tracked an extreme planet's orbital decay, confirming it is spiraling toward its star in a cosmic death dance that could end in three possible ways.

Jupiter, the giant of our Solar System, remains one of the most fascinating and mysterious planets to explore. With its ...

With a $621,000 award from NASA, University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist James Holden will dedicate the next three years to “predicting” the nature of life on Europa.

While popular culture commonly depicts extraterrestrial life as little green men with large, oval-shaped heads, it’s most ...

Giovanni Cassini was born in Perinaldo, in what is now Italy, on June 8, 1625. Early work on Jupiter and Mars’ rotational periods and the positions of Jupiter’s satellites led to an invitation ...