Planets
Juno's Latest Photo of Jupiter Is Breathtaking
The image, processed from JunoCam's raw data, shows storms and winds in the planet's Northern Temperate Belt
Where Did Earth’s Water Originate? Solar Nebula, Study Suggests
Researchers say the hydrogen contained in these clouds of gas and dust contributed to formation of one out of every 100 water molecules found on Earth
Astrophysicist Michelle Thaller on Understanding Our Place in the Universe
Autodesk vice president Brian Mathews talks with the NASA science communicator about the search for life on other planets and why it’s important
Kepler Space Telescope, Revealer of New Worlds, Officially Shuts Down After Historic Mission
Launched in 2009, Kepler discovered thousands of new exoplanets before finally running out of fuel earlier this month
Salty Water Under the Surface of Mars Could Have Enough Oxygen for Life
New models suggest subsurface water could absorb enough oxygen to support microbial communities and even things like sponges
Spacecraft Launching This Week Will Explore the Mysteries of Mercury
The BepiColombo mission will study the geology and magnetism of the smallest planet to search for clues of our solar system's beginnings
If a Moon Has a Moon, Is Its Moon Called a Moonmoon?
A new study suggests it's possible some moons could have moons and the internet wants to give them a name—but scientists have yet to actually find one
Saturn's Rings Rain Organic Compounds Into Its Atmosphere
The Cassini probe's final flybys show that 22,000 pounds of material per second drops from the rings into the planet's ionosphere
Astronomers Find What May Be First Exomoon—And It's an Absolute Unit
Astronomers suspect that there's Neptune-sized celestial body trailing an exoplanet about 8,000 light years
New Discovery Stirs Up Signs of the Elusive Planet 9
A new minor planet called "the Goblin" is the second most distant known object in the solar system
TESS Space Telescope Will Find Thousands of Planets, but Astronomers Seek a Select Few
NASA's new space telescope has already discovered two planets, but the hunt for a world like Earth is just getting started
Jupiter's Magnetic Field Is Super Weird and Has Two South Poles
Analysis of data from the Juno probe shows the giant planet's field is much different from our own and suggests it has a dissolved core
Most of Mars' Dust Comes From One Place
Erosion of the Medusae Fossae Formation has, over billions of years, likely covered the entire planet in 10 feet of volcanic dust
Jupiter Officially Has 12 New Moons
The new satellites are mostly tiny and include one oddball that is on a collision course with some of the 78 other moons orbiting the planet
How Jupiter May Have Gifted Early Earth With Water
A new model of the solar system suggest we have gas giants to thank for our watery world
Massive, 'Unprecedented' Dust Storm Puts Mars Rover at Risk
Engineers have not received any transmissions from the Opportunity rover since Sunday
Jupiter's Lightning Is More Earth-Like Than We Thought
Juno is providing scientists with new insights into the gas giant's flashes of light
NASA's New Exoplanet Travel Bureau Lets You 'Tour' Far-Distant Planets In 360 Degrees
Eager space tourists can now visit sunny Kepler-186f, a moon of Kepler-16b or the Earth-like TRAPPIST-1e virtually
Is the Mysterious Planet Nine Just a Swarm of Asteroids?
Researchers investigate alternative explanations for wacky orbits of objects in our solar system
Greening the Future of Outer Space
A team of scientists and policy experts want to develop space sustainably for future generations
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