The origin of the Moon has fascinated scientists for decades. The most widely accepted theory suggests that the Moon formed ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

People gazing up at the night sky in a few weeks will have the opportunity to see the moon change color during a special ...

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

NASA said the system is thought to be moving at least 1.2 million miler per hour, nearly twice as fast as our solar system.

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's super Neptune! But this Superman-mimicking planet is not blasting through space on its own. It is being dragged along by its parent star.

Last fall, the scientific community went into a minor frenzy. A hunk of interstellar material had been sucked into the ...