This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

Take a tour of the space volcanoes on other planets and moons across the Solar System, and find out how they differ from ...

A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than ...

NASA's Voyager probes passed through Jupiter's system and snapped pictures of its largest moons, also known as the Galilean ...

What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) formation and evolution? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th ...

Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...

Enjoy observing planets in the morning and evening sky, look for Lyrid meteors, and hunt for the “faint fuzzy” wonder that is the distant and ancient city of stars known as globular ...

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The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

April marks the last time to see Jupiter at its best before its observing window closes. On Tuesday evening (April 1), ...

Astronomers had observed auroras on all other planets in the Solar System, and spotting one in Neptune completes the list.

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...