Scientists are exploring the origin of life's ingredients on our planet. A recent study suggests that essential volatile ...

People Comprising the Outer Planets Alliance Unlike Earth and Mars in the universe of The Expanse, no government entity manages those who live in the asteroid belt (known as Belters) and beyond ...

But in reality, it may be the beginning of a new phase of life for all the objects living in the solar system. When stars ...

The universe is full of wonders, but some worlds are downright deadly. From searing heat to violent storms, these planets make Earth look like a paradise. Many of them challenge everything we know ...

A planet-size object that possibly once visited the solar system may have permanently changed our cosmic neighborhood by warping the orbits of the four outer planets, a new study suggests.

One popular explanation for Jupiter's fuzzy core involved a catastrophic collision early in the planet's history. Scientists ...

These outer planet flagship missions could eventually answer questions about how our solar system formed and whether life exists elsewhere in the universe.

Today, let's talk about those massive planets in the universe. Have you ever wondered why giant planets rotate so quickly?

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.

Talilia Manu-Olevao, right, reacts to how long it would take to count to a billion during a Journey through the Universe presentation at Waiakeawaena Elementary School on Monday. She was surprised ...

Like Aristotle, when I was very young, I thought the planets and stars in the sky were something like gods. I don’t think this anymore, of course. Nevertheless, they are in some sense above and ...