An international team used 40 years' worth of data from two space probes to track down what they believe are signs of this ...

Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another ...

When people believe that we have found life on other planets when we have not, we've lost more than public trust — we've lost ...

A team of astronomers poring through old astronomical data may have seen a candidate for the elusive Planet Nine – a ...

The scientists also observed that ice and gas giants like Uranus may be natural laboratories for learning about atmospheres. This absence of solid ground means that cloud formation, storm development, ...

"There’s a high probability that if you want to think about the most hospitable place where you want life to be outside the ...

The scientists have named the molecular hydrogen cloud “Eos,” after the Greek goddess of mythology who is the personification ...

NASA had a rare opportunity to study Uranus’ atmosphere and rings when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, ...

The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is set for launch in 2027, NASA details the three main surveys it will conduct over ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years of groundbreaking discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy.

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...