Smaller gas giants are less likely to survive in such systems, surrounded by clashing planetary titans. With their lower ...

Mars’ strangely small mass still puzzles planetary scientists. Definitive answers as to why are still hard to come by.

In our solar system, Earth is one of only three worlds that sees temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit, while other ...

Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016 ...

The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...

Jupiter is huge when it comes to planets in our solar system, but it turns out there's actually an upper limit when it comes ...

Scientists from the University of Central Florida have used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal that a mysterious object ...

Keep your eyes on the sky this upcoming year for a chance to spot breathtaking meteor showers, a special view of Saturn and a ...

The JWST has examined Chiron, a minor planet that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune, and found unexpectedly different ices ...

Scientists with NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes ... gathering of Earth and space scientists. About the size of Earth's Moon, Io is known as the most volcanically ...

In 1979, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientist Linda Morabito discovered volcanic activity on Jupiter’s innermost ... Io is about the same size as Earth’s Moon, and is marked by ...

The newfound asteroids range in size from that of a bus to several stadiums — tiny compared to the massive space rock that wiped out most dinosaurs, but they nevertheless pack a significant punch.