Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Learn about the Next Generation Lunar Retroreflector and how NASA will utilize it to learn more about the Moon.

Before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain ...

On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just slightly smaller than Pluto, and it orbits the sun about three times farther ...

Cratered surfaces across our solar system reveal signs of ancient impacts, but mysterious gullies on Vesta might have formed through sudden brine flows triggered by meteoroid impacts. Recent ...

New research sheds light on icy ocean worlds like Jupiter's Europa, focusing on a novel thermodynamic concept called the ...

But before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain human space travel and enable new scientific discoveries. Planetary ...

A team of school students and teachers has discovered 11 small astronomical objects in our solar system, including one provisionally recognized by a NASA-backed program as a main belt asteroid (MBA).

Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic ...

From arachnid-like formations and mysterious blobs to an underground ocean and a giant volcano, here are our 10 favorite ...

Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most ...