China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based ...

The colorful and graphic panels guide visitors through space while offering easier access to all in the community.

Unfortunately for planet hunters, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all too close to the sun to observe; they will come out of the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...

Astronomers report the discovery of a new binary system, designated LAMOST J065816.72+094343.1. The newfound binary consists ...

A Cornell student's light sail, which weighs only 0.2 pounds, was released from the International Space Station by astronauts ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has picked up the light from a massive star that exploded about a billion years after the ...

Deep-sky objects shine and the giant planets show off their satellites as the bright light from the Moon disappears from our ...