This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began ...

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

The take-along, zip-open case features a built-in drawing board with water-reveal rainbow swirls for free drawing. The set ...

Thanks in part to the world's largest digital camera, a new observatory should soon discover several million previously unknown objects in the solar system, including the majority of asteroids ...

The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize our knowledge of the solar system's "small bodies"—asteroids, comets and other minor planets. The Rubin Observatory, under ...

A computer visualization maps small bodies in the solar system that are expected to be observed by the Rubin Observatory during the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Red indicates near ...

Scientists have discovered a giant planet called TOI-6894b, orbiting a star that should be far too small to have formed it. The discovery could further challenge theories of planet formation.

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

“On some of these reservoirs a [floating solar] system would diminish the recreational value such that it would not be appropriate,” he said. “On others, recreation, power ...

Large-scale solar power arrays occupy about 0.2 percent of agricultural land in Arkansas, according to an analysis by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Solar energy ...

Off-grid solar systems (SHS) offer a practical solution for rural electrification in areas beyond the reach of national grids. These kits replace kerosene lamps, reduce indoor air pollution, and ...

But this assumes that nothing affects the Solar System in the meantime, and that is not a certainty. As we travel around the galaxy, we might encounter stars, and even from a distance, they can ...