Planets
It's Official: We Are Now in Orbit Around Jupiter
After a nerve-wracking entry, NASA spacecraft Juno successfully entered the gas giant's orbit
Meet Three of Earth's Tiny Celestial Buddies
A handful of quasi-satellites, mini-moons and Trojan asteroids tag along with Earth as it whizzes around the sun
Here’s What Will Happen When Juno Gets to Jupiter
It all goes down July 4
Diamond Planets Might Have Hosted Earliest Life
A new study pushes back the earliest date that extraterrestrial life might, maybe, could appear; if so, it'd be on planets made of diamond
This Jupiter-Sized Planet Is the Largest Found Orbiting Two Suns
Any orbiting moons could be habitable—but scientists have yet to spot them
How Would You React If We Discovered Alien Life?
Experts weigh in on what the detection of other life forms might mean to the human race
Why Do Humans Have Canine Teeth and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
See Mercury's Landscape in Stunning Detail
A new map of the planet's surface captures the depths of craters and the peaks of volcanic mountains
Kepler Discovers More Than 1,000 New Exoplanets
The space telescope is still alive and kicking
For The First Time in a Decade, Watch Mercury Cross the Sun's Face
Next week's transit of Mercury is one of the major astronomical events of the year
Hubble Spies a Tiny Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet Makemake
Our solar system still has plenty of surprises
Inside the Grand Plan to Send Humans to Mars
NASA's innovative deputy administrator Dava Newman explains just how close we are to sending astronauts far, far away
Scientists Discovered Exoplanets More Than 70 Years Earlier Than Thought
A 1917 glass plate discovered in an observatory archive records the first evidence of exoplanets
The Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Entered Emergency Mode
The probe suddenly went into a safe mode for unknown reasons last week
Pluto May Have a Wandering Heart
The enormous impact basin may be slowly traveling across the dwarf planet’s surface
New NASA Images Shed Light on Ceres’ Bright Spots
Yet the dwarf planet serves up fresh mysteries
Five New Things We Learned About Pluto This Week
A new set of studies paints Pluto as a weirder planet than scientists once thought
A Giant Planetary Smashup May Have Turned Venus Hot and Hellish
A collision with a large object may have triggered changes deep inside the planet that ultimately affected its atmosphere
Explore the Magnificent and Mysterious Surface of the Moon in Pictures
At the National Air and Space Museum, beautiful images show how the moon's pockmarked surface is rife with mystery
Looking for Life Beyond Earth? Watch Out for Steam Bath Planets
Simulations show that water and CO2 can be a surprisingly deadly combo on some unfortunate worlds
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