The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

Uranus' accidental discovery 240 years ago greatly enhanced our understanding of the solar system, doubling the size of the ...

The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

Dealing with water buildup is a hassle no one wants when it comes to solar panels and skylights. Suppose you’re a homeowner ...

The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...

Global Renewables Watch, a collaboration between Planet, The Nature Conservancy, and Microsoft's AI for Good Lab, uses AI and ...

ranging from irregular town-size space rocks to massive rounded bodies that are potentially big enough to be considered planets in their own right. So exactly how many solar system moons have we ...

Far-right lawmakers, ranchers, businesses and the state’s environmentalists argued rooftop solar saves people money and ...

taking its tally of moons to 274 -- the most for any planet in the Solar System. International Astronomical Union recognised the discovery made by a team of astronomers led by Edward Ashton at the ...