In a long-running collaboration with GE Aerospace, researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have been steadily ...

If Titan formed from a merger, the researchers found, its eccentric orbit could destabilize smaller moons closer to Saturn, ...

NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered some of the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars, and scientists say ordinary geology may not fully explain them.

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest ...

If confirmed, this disappearing act might provide the closest and best observational evidence for the birth of a black hole ...

Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of ...

Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count of 274. But compelling new research reignites theories of an ancient collision ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed a historic milestone by traveling closer to the Sun than any spacecraft before it.

Close-up measurements from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe are giving scientists an unprecedented look at how the solar wind gains ...

NASA successfully conducted the first flight of a new wing design that could pave the way for more fuel-efficient commercial ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...