While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

Object 3I/ATLAS is now too far from Earth to aim a telescope at, but prior observations showed some unusual behavior. The anomalous nature of the object led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of ...

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Every year, Earth follows a familiar pattern of seasonal changes: As summer rolls around in the Northern Hemisphere, winter creeps in in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. But do other planets ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...

The birth of a new solar system may have been caught on camera. About 1,400 light-years from Earth sits a young sunlike star surrounded by cooling gas and teensy silicate minerals. These mineral ...

Comets Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why. Comets Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope ...

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

Explore the fascinating world of renewable energy with our insightful Free Energy Science Experiment featuring solar cells. Learn how to harness the power of the sun in this exciting and educational ...

A possible cousin of Pluto seems to be circling the far reaches of the solar system. The dwarf planet candidate 2017 OF201 travels in a superwide orbit, with the sun relatively near one end of its ...

If you're up to date on your Voyager news, you will know that the aging spacecraft are slowly saying goodbye to their instruments, as NASA tries to conserve power and get more science data out of the ...