The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ...

Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar ...

A total lunar eclipse hasn't happened in years, and won't happen again for a few more, so now's the time to take in the ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...

The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...

Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

Scheduled to launch on Feb. 27, NASA's PUNCH mission could revolutionize space weather forecasts, unify the solar corona and ...