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Data from Jovian orbiter reveals volcanic action on Jupiter's moon Io as seen in infrared and also sheds light on the fierce ...

An international team used 40 years' worth of data from two space probes to track down what they believe are signs of this ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures asteroid Donaldjohanson, marking a new step in its mission to explore the solar system’s ...

Santa Clara University students and NASA scientists in nearby Mountain View join forces to test innovative technology using a sun-powered sail.

Discover the Solar System through entertaining animations in "The Solar System if it was Alive!" Enjoy the engaging storyline of the Solar System by Size, brought to life by SolarBalls, known for its ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower which began earlier this month will peak soon. The celestial event promises to captivate stargazers with its fleeting, fiery trails across the night sky on May 5-6, ...

A team of astronomers poring through old astronomical data may have seen a candidate for the elusive Planet Nine – a ...

From huge NASA-branded shuttles to fun alien playsets ... For kids who want to learn about the solar system, there's the clever Earth and Moon in Orbit, while tots can have fun playing with ...

All but one of Andromeda's satellite galaxies were found to be pointing right at us. According to our best models, that shouldn't be the case at all.

The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye telescope debuted a close-up of the sun captured by its new, ...

Aisling O'Hare, who led the study, told Newsweek she's "excited" about what the science world can learn from the data.