Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

On Sept. 21, 2003, NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo ...

Every so often, Jupiter's strong gravity sends an asteroid hurtling through the solar system, sometimes towards Earth. Last ...

Mark your calendars for September 21, 2025, as Saturn will reach opposition, offering a spectacular view of the ringed planet ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S.

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

Did you see the bright star next to the moon? That was Venus, and part of a conjunction between the moon, Venus and the star ...

Nasa has discovered over 6,000 exoplanets - planets outside our Solar System and continue to search for Earth-like worlds ...

A study of Saturn's atmospheric structure using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed complex and mysterious features unseen before on any planet in our solar system.

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near captured imagery of Jupiter and its moons Amalthea and Adrastea on July 27, 2022. Also visible in the false color Near Infrared Camara (NIRCam) images are the gas ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S.

Stratospheric pseudo-satellites are shedding their reputation as fringe experiments as governments and industry step up ...