NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first family portrait of the solar system! Voyager 1 was on its way toward interstellar space after completing its grand tour of the solar system at the time. Carl ...

Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system ... Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars — are visible to the naked eye, according to NASA officials.

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Samples of asteroid Bennu contain molecules that suggest the "conditions necessary for life" were widespread across the early ...

NASA has shared details of what to look out for in the night sky this month, with the moon appearing alongside a parade of planets.

After terminating its diversity programs, the space agency is reviewing whether several science committees are complying with ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.