Nearly 47 years ago, two NASA spacecrafts were bound for one of the grandest journeys across our solar system to fly by and learn about our outer gas giants.The ...

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.

Astronomy is a science and a hobby that loves long words, acronyms, and abbreviations. At times, listening to someone talking ...

Research indicates that the James Webb Space Telescope could help confirm the presence of life-supporting atmospheres on exoplanets in the "Goldilocks zone," enhancing the likelihood of discovering ...

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

As technology continues to progress, though, could we uncover a new one? Astrophysicists don't know if there are ...

The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave, ...