The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many ...

Tonight and throughout January, stargazers can see a planetary alignment in the night sky or what some are calling a ...

A planet-size object that possibly once visited the solar system may have permanently changed our cosmic neighborhood by warping the orbits of the four outer planets, a new study suggests. The ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission discovered molecules vital to life and a history of saltwater on asteroid Bennu. The findings ...

For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered ...

Starting up again Saturday, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. The planetary alignment, or a ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

While claims of a “rare alignment” are overblown, you can still see up to six planets in the night sky this weekend. Here's ...