The solar system is a dynamic place, and objects located 180° from a planet don’t stay that far from the planet for long. The reason is the differences in their orbits. Orbits come in all shapes and ...

This space-themed video explores the possible future approach of Gliese 710, a nearby star projected to pass close to our ...

A newly discovered object orbiting far beyond Neptune has its closest approach to the Sun pointed in the opposite direction from every other known body like it, weakening one of the central ...

Researchers have confirmed the first-ever detection of an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet outside our solar system.

In the more modern era, the longest eclipse will happen in northern South America on July 16, 2186. This one will peak at ...

If you happen to find yourself in Greenland, off the west coast of Iceland or along a narrow path in central Spain on August 12, 2026, then you’re very lucky (or very adept with your scheduling): ...

Hints of high-pressure chemistry within a rare meteorite suggest this fallen space rock comes from a planet gone wrong in the solar system’s early history NASA ordered its astronauts to take refuge ...

A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024 is a rare, primitive space rock containing evidence of ancient water.

New measurements of radio galaxies reveal that the solar system is racing through the universe at over three times the speed predicted by standard cosmology. Using highly sensitive data from multiple ...

The destruction of the parent body of the asteroid Eilalia in the main belt could have caused a massive bombardment of ...

The probe sent back the first pictures of the asteroid Kamo’oalewa. Next step: landing on the surface and collecting samples ...