In a significant milestone for planetary science, a team of researchers led by Geoffrey Collins from Wheaton College has ...

The most powerful solar telescope on Earth has just given us a key to help unlock the magnetic mysteries of the Sun. Now, the ...

The order of the planets in the solar system, starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and then the possible ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space.

A video filmed by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows a rare glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the International Space Station. Tiny black hole "bullets" left over from the Big ...

The corona is the Sun’s outer atmosphere, where magnetic mysteries occur. Understanding and mapping coronal magnetic fields ...

A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests.

Astronomers have discovered a group of objects beyond the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the existence of a second, more distant belt in our solar system.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope, operated by the NSF National Solar ...

Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's coronal magnetic fields. This milestone promises to enhance our understanding of ...

NASA has successfully extended into orbit an 80 m 2 (860 square foot) sail that is designed to catch emissions from the Sun ...

Need a new idea to keep kids entertained? Try stargazing. Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning ...