This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a ...

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

The images show a unique-looking asteroid, with a narrow neck connecting the object's two lobes. "These early images of ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in ...

"All four instruments are functioning as designed." Scientists announced on Friday (April 18) that the newest solar investigator in town has captured its first-light images — or should I say the ...

CICLOPS, JPL, ESA, NASA We've been looking at other planets through ... NASA The solar panel and robotic arm of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. Image was captured from an animation.

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

Imagine setting out for a springtime stroll. Not here on Earth but on some distant planet — call it Novathis-458b — orbiting ...

Hubble’s 35-year journey showcases humanity’s boldest space achievements, capturing everything from new stars forming to ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images ... the first planet orbiting another star outside of our solar system. Although astronomers had suspected that there were other worlds ...