Fantasizing about interplanetary exploration is a fun mental exercise, but the harsh realities of life (or lack thereof) in ...

Our Solar System has eight planets, a few dwarf planets and more than 200 moons. But wait. Are you seeing double? Or did every planet suddenly get a twin? Where would each planet’s double fit in? Why ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation ...

Before the ribbon-cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by WHS Astronomy ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...

Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks" in exoplanetary systems.

Like a toddler right before naptime, TRAPPIST-1 is a small yet moody star. This little star, which sits in the constellation ...

Mercury, typically classified as the Solar System’s innermost planet, is displaying features more commonly associated with comets. On 3, Steven Bellavia captured an image from Surry, Virginia, ...

Despite being hidden by the glare of the sun, plenty of space-based cameras are snapping photos of 3I/ATLAS that you should ...

The 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest, organized by Capture the Atlas, curates 25 images from around the ...

For thirty years, SOHO has watched the Sun from a stable perch in space, revealing the inner workings of our star and ...

A strong geomagnetic storm is forecast for Tuesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space ...