NASA shares an iconic image of carbon dioxide ice erupting in geysers when Martian winter turns to spring.

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

James Webb Space Telescope captures HH 30’s disc, revealing dust movement, jets, and planetary formation processes.

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

The powerful Webb with its incredible sensitivity observed dust grains the size of bacteria, which will eventually coalesce ...

New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all light up the night sky alongside the Moon during National Astronomy Week from 1-9 February 2025. Royal Astronomy Society This week sees a special event for ...