Planets
The Swirling Storm Above Saturn’s North Pole Changed Colors
The years-long shift may be a sign of changing seasons
Six Places on Earth That Scientists Say Look Like Other Planets
The eerie resemblance these locales have to Mars and beyond has attracted researchers for years
Uranus May Have Been Hiding Two Moons
Researchers spotted ripples in the planet's rings, which may be tracks left from two tiny moons
Many of NASA's Recent Successes Actually Date Back to the Bush Administration
Some leaps, launches and grand plans for the future
Say Hello to Our Solar System’s Newest Dwarf Planet
Spotting the dwarf planet could help in the search for Planet Nine
Major Martian Dust Storms Might Soon Envelope the Red Planet
A plus for meteorologists but perhaps bad news for rovers
Evidence Stacks Up for Icy Geysers Erupting on Europa
Possible water plumes could give researchers a way to study Jupiter’s moon without drilling
Astronauts Tell All About Their One Year on “Mars”
In an unprecedented simulation, NASA learned that its astronauts are a bunch of overachievers
Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Pluto Has That Icy Heart
The dwarf planet’s geography, atmosphere and chemistry helped form its most famous feature
Can We Save Mars From Ourselves?
When we travel to Earth-like worlds, contamination may be inevitable
How the Next Generation of Mars Rovers will Search for Signs of Life
The Mars 2020 rover doesn’t even have a name yet—but it already has an ambitious goal
Astronomers Have Discovered an Earth-Sized Exoplanet in Our Cosmic Backyard
But what would potential life look like on this planetary neighbor?
Here's a Panoramic Glimpse of the Curiosity Rover's Next Destination
Welcome to Murray Buttes. You are now free to rove about the landscape
Part of Your Suntan Comes From Photons That Are Billions of Years Old
Thank bodies from beyond the galaxy for a bit of that golden glow
This Scientist Seeks Out the Secret History of Other Worlds
Maria Zuber has spent her career enabling discoveries beyond Earth. She says the best is yet to come
Why the Universe Is Becoming More Habitable
The universe is far more welcoming to life today than it was when microbes on Earth arose—and will only grow more so
To Uncover Earth’s Origins, Scientists Must Look Beyond It
Missions to study the other planetary bodies in our solar system could help solve the mystery of how our own came to be.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Also Red Hot
The giant storm pipes out temperatures over 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit
Kepler Just Found 104 New Planets Outside of Our Solar System
Is anyone home?
Breathtaking New Images Capture Failed Stars and Planet-Sized Objects Inside the Orion Nebula
It’s the deepest look into the nebula ever seen before
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