NASA has been monitoring a never-before-seen planet in its solar system, which is eight times the size of Earth.

NASA has been monitoring a never-before-seen planet in its solar system, which is eight times the size of Earth. The ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

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 ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

'Planet parade' isn't a technical term in astronomy but it is one widely used to describe the alignments of planets. The ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission discovered molecules vital to life and a history of saltwater on asteroid Bennu. The findings suggest essential conditions for life were present across the early solar system ...

The moon has “many engagements” with the planets in February, NASA said in its monthly update ... in the night sky along with many of our solar system’s planets. The easiest to spot is ...

one which can offer superb views of the other bodies in the solar system. But which one to choose? We've got you covered with our guide to the best telescopes for seeing planets. Now's a great ...