Planets
NASA Releases Spectacular New Snapshots of Saturn’s Rings
Millions of moonlets appear to be tucked inside the debris that famously circles the planet
Scientists Spot Massive Wave in Venus' Atmosphere
The 6,200-mile long bow-shaped wrinkle may have been caused by gravity waves
Footprints Found at Ancient Hot Springs Could Represent Earliest Settlement of Tibetan Plateau
New age measurements of the footprints help pinpoint when humans first settled the highest region on Earth
Why Were Electric Cars Once Advertised as 'Ladies' Cars'?
Your questions answered by our experts
Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid—But There’s an Upside
Con: Devastating outer space impacts. Pro: Global unity!
Massive Survey Catalogues the Night Sky
Over four years, the Pan-STARRS telescope collected 2 petabytes of photos of the night sky, creating the most complete astronomical atlas yet
Check Out New Pictures of Saturn From Cassini’s Latest Orbit
New images of the ringed planet herald the spacecraft’s demise
How to Experience a Mission to Mars (If You Still Want to Come Back)
Space Camp for adults? It's definitely a thing
In Its Final Hurrah, Cassini Will Swoop Past Saturn’s Rings
The craft will take one last look at the ringed planet before diving into its depths
Mercury's Newly-Discovered "Great Valley" Puts Earth's Grand Canyon to Shame
The vast scar across the tiny planet is remarkable in itself—but it also reveals that Mercury may still be tectonically active
How the Pull of an Icy “Heart” Sent Pluto’s Poles Wandering
Using New Horizons data, scientists determine that the erstwhile planet has a more dynamic past than we thought
ALMA Reveals Planets Born Earlier Than We Thought
In 2014, astronomer David Wilmer aimed the ALMA Array at a young star 450 light years away
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
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