Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is losing an insane amount of mass after making its closest pass of the Sun last month, or ...

In a striking new view from space, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first close-up ...

Yet it was, at its core, a politically motivated effort — a race measured in moments, not longevity. Once the flag was planted and the competition won, the effort faded. Apollo lacked the commercial ...

Our Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth, not just due to tidal friction as previously thought. New research suggests ancient planetary impacts and ...

The Solar Orbiter was placed in an orbit tilted compared with the Solar System’s plane. This new path allowed it to see what no spacecraft had seen before.

Scientists may finally have an answer for why the ferocious jet streams on the solar system’s giant planets blow in opposite ...

This article lists the top 7 largest moons in our Solar System, detailing their size, the planet they orbit, and key ...

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

Three interstellar objects; ʻOumuamua, 2I/Borisov, and 3I/ATLAS—have passed through the Solar System. This article details ...

Two unusual gravitational-wave events, discovered by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA colloboration, enhance our understanding of black holes, their formation, and particle physics.

Data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission has enabled the creation of a detailed catalog of asteroid rotations ...

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