You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...

What is the Solar System truly like? In this video, we take a closer look at real images captured by NASA and other space agencies, showcasing our planets and the vast beauty of the Milky Way without ...

The solar system's background glow is smoothly distributed, which would match an origin with the innumerable snowballs of ice and dust that approach the sun from all directions.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an exoplanet no one had seen before. This marks a turning point in space ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet ...

Engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations in sunlight throughout the day. Because it requires no extra batteries, it ...

This video segment examines the scientific debate over the events that triggered the birth of our solar system.

We can leave the Solar System, but arriving anywhere is not happening soon What if we dropped interstellar ambitions and focused on understanding our home system?

A 9th planet in our solar system might be found — and no, it’s not Pluto Is there another planet out there? Researchers say they have hints of a new candidate ...

Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony like a grand cosmic orchestra.

All the evidence for dark matter and dark energy seem to be way out there in the cosmos. It seems very suspicious that we don't see any evidence of it here in our own solar system. No one has ever ...

Scientists have pinpointed the precise center of the solar system. It's not quite where you think.