Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Astrophysicists have been grappling with the question of how water arrived on our young planet for decades. One of the ...

open image in gallery Analysis of data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has helped shed light on the ancient surfaces ... in size or even larger than Neptune’s orbit.

New data from the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Spectrograph instrument ... The objects travel on orbits comparable in size or even larger than Neptune’s orbit. NASA says their paths ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Space-lovers can look forward to a rare alignment of seven planets next week as a planetary parade that will be visible ...

Whether you’re an astronomer, ordinary stargazer or astrologer, the alignment of the other seven planets in our solar system ...

The full-scale Opportunity Rover reproduction is a one-of-a-kind model made right here in Aotearoa by the Auckland University ...