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In what order did the planets in our solar system form?
Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...
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See Saturn's 'Ring Spokes' In Amazing Hubble Space Telescope Time-Lapse
New Hubble Space Telescope imagery of the Saturn show it's 'ring spokes' in orbit around the gas giant planet. Credit: ...
NASA astronaut on board the ISS shares his take on a popular fast-food item - so, can YOU tell what it's meant to be?
Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) has shared a photo of his DIY fast-food meal, ...
NASA astronaut shares his take on a popular fast-food item - can YOU tell what it's meant to be?
Jonny Kim, a NASA astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) has shared a photo of his DIY fast-food meal, ...
Scientists Track Methane Clouds Wafting Over Titan’s Lakes for the First Time
On Titan, clouds of methane unleash a cold, oily rain—very different from the water-based downpours we see on Earth. For the ...
TESS has found exoplanets. Can it find rings around them?
Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...
NASA Just Detected Ice in Another Star System for the First Time
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made the first-ever and long-anticipated detection of ice outside of our own solar system. The frozen water was found within a debris disk circling HD 181327, a ...
NASA Just Got a Rare Look Inside Uranus – Here’s What They Found
A rare celestial alignment in April 2025 gave NASA scientists the chance to study Uranus in exceptional detail as it passed ...
Which planets have rings? (Hint: Saturn isn't the only one)
"Rings are mostly made of ice and small rocks," said William Saunders, a planetary scientist at NASA's Langley Research ...