However, you might be surprised to know that Earth is not alone in having volcanoes – in fact, it’s beaten numerically by the ...

We often forget how wonderful it is that life exists, and what a special and unique phenomenon it is. As far as we know, ours is the only planet capa ...

On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...

More pocked with craters than any other object in our solar system, Jupiter's outermost and second-biggest Galilean moon, Callisto, appears geologically unremarkable. In the 1990s, however, NASA's ...

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

Young might be having a little imposter moment as he is followed off the first tee by Tiger Woods in Match 9. The incredible New York bomber, Young will have his hands (and mind) full going up against ...

Saturn’s rings are an arresting sight even through modest telescopes. The planet is made mostly of hydrogen and helium whereas the rings are billions of pieces of mostly bright-white water ice and ...

The planet is tidally locked to its star, which means one side is always facing it and, for that reason, has a scorching ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.

Hundreds of millions of Americans will have the chance in March to see the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

There’s more excitement about what we’re about to embark on than any year I’ve been here. The guys are pumped about just the ...