Explore the basics of our solar system, from the Sun at its center to the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit within it. This beginner-friendly guide explains key facts, unique features, ...

For decades, astronomers believed our Solar System was a typical model of how planetary systems should form. But recent ...

And yet, at those speeds, it's taken 40 years to get out near the edge of our solar system. In late 2012, the instruments saw this dramatic, sudden change, like they popped out of the bubble.

But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats – miniature, agile and cheap satellites – are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos.

Launched on January 18, 2006, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has helped scientists understand worlds at the edge of our solar system by visiting the dwarf planet Pluto (its primary mission) and ...

The marvelous Eise Eisinga Planetarium, the world’s oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world, dating from 1781, ...

Scientists are exploring various proposals to repurpose existing spacecraft in order to chase after the interstellar object ...

Open in new tab NARRATOR: When we look beyond Earth, we discover dynamic worlds. KATHERINE DE KLEER: As we're exploring the solar system, we are finding remarkably diverse and ferociously active ...

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Seeing the Aurora Borealis dance in the night sky is a bucket list item for countless people, but the enchanting phenomenon is not exclusive to Earth. Decades of research and the use of advanced ...

Of the organization’s 3,100 current staff, nearly 500 work in the space-exploration sector, with over 100 at the Solar System Science and Exploration Division in Boulder, Colorado.

The White House bid to terminate NASA’s fantastical flights of exploration “across the solar system” threatens to hinder American leadership in space discoveries.