NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter. It came within 354,000 miles (570,000 kilometers) of the ...

Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...

The Voyager missions are among the most groundbreaking and enduring space endeavors in history. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 ...

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

The Last Time NASA's Voyager "Looked Back" At Our Solar System, This Is What It Saw Before it met the 30,000-50,000 kelvin wall at the edge of our Solar System, Voyager 1 took its final images.

Neptune is called an “ice giant” because it’s mostly made of a thick, slushy mix of water, methane, and ammonia, which ...

On June 13, 1983, Pioneer 10 crossed the orbit of Neptune, confirming its path out of the solar system and paving the way for Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, as well as New Horizons.

The planets in order from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. If you include the ...

The distant planet Neptune stands still against the background stars of Pisces in the early-morning sky, still visible close ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

Chinese scientists propose 2033 Neptune orbiter mission Scientists are proposing China’s first ice giant mission, aiming to ...