Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...

NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.

Every winter, skiers chase smooth carving turns, reliable snow and that dream run. As the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 unfold on Earth, it raises a fun question: if the Games ever leave our ...

Traveling to Jupiter and Saturn is far more complex than simply pointing a spacecraft outward and firing its engines. This in-depth exploration follows humanity’s long journey to the solar system’s ...

A bold proposal would send a spacecraft plunging close to the sun to slingshot after interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, an ...

A clear explanation of the speeds, gravity assists, and orbital mechanics required to send a spacecraft beyond the Sun’s ...

Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially ...

By taking advantage of a maneuver that would see a spacecraft fire rocket engines while in the solar corona, that ...

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, as well as other gas giants ...

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn ...