The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

A coalition led by the Planetary Society has voiced its support for Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's pick to lead ...

Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a possible space rock on the surface of Mars. The meteorite's nickname is 'Phippsaksla.' ...

Lightning has been seen on other planets in the solar system, in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Because Mars is cold ...

NASA declares no threat from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS but launches a secret planetary-defence mission as the object exhibits unusual behaviour near the Sun.

Long without a leader, NASA finds plenty of support among the space community for billionaire Jared Isaacman, including from ...

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

With the government reopened, the space agency at last released pictures captured by a fleet of government spacecraft of an ...

Instead of the sharp, groundbreaking visuals many expected, the recently unveiled images were surprisingly blurry, a result ...