What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

Jupiter, the colossal planet at the heart of our solar system, has long been a subject of intrigue. Recent research from Rice ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, carving out rings and gaps ...

Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS puzzles experts, is it a natural comet from beyond the stars or an alien probe ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

Astronomers are abuzz with the discovery of a rogue planet, 2MASS J05325346+0919037, which is set to pass within 0.05 ...

Oh, we humans do love a cleanly defined boundary, don’t we? They make things easier, after all. If we’re trying to categorize something, knowing what labeled bin to put it in is handy. If we’re ...

A large solar farm proposed in eastern Washington appears on course to clear a critical regulatory hurdle this month, despite ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed—Earth's solar system and its planets looked more ...

Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has confirmed an interstellar object is passing through our solar system. The object is a comet hailing from the direction of the constellation ...