Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.

The neutrino was 30 times more energetic than any other previously observed particle of its kind. Scientists still don’t know ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

Five years ago, NASA provided an updated version of the Pale Blue Dot. JPL engineer Kevin M Gill reprocessed the image with modern tools but following the original approach, even receiving inputs from ...

Webb Telescope captures stunning new images of HH 30, revealing a dynamic protoplanetary disc where planets form.

NASA said the system is thought to be moving at least 1.2 million miler per hour, nearly twice as fast as our solar system.