Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, may hold answers to fundamental questions about the Solar System. This dwarf ...
The odds that the space rock, 2024 YR4, will smash into our planet in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, leading astronomers to conclude that we are no longer in danger.
A new study led by Brown University researchers shows how a water-rich mineral could explain the planet’s color, hinting at a ...
On January 8, 2025, the spacecraft made its sixth flyby of the small planet located ... miles of Mercury’s surface, enabling it to capture close-up images of the planet. It passed the planet ...
In January 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei spotted what he thought were four small stars ... looks at the planet's poles, which revealed cyclone swarms gyrating on its surface with roots that ...
The first color aerial photo captured of the surface of Mars During NASA's Ingenuity helicopter's second successful flight on Mars, on April 22, it took color aerial photos of the planet's surface.