What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

Discover the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by a Jupiter-bound spacecraft. Learn how this visitor from outside ...

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and ...

To uncover the history of our solar system, it is necessary to study the dynamic evolution of the ancient solar nebula materials. These materials ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

It goes without saying that school is supposed to teach us facts. But that didn't stop many of us from walking away with half-truths, outdated theories, and ideas that quietly collapsed the moment we ...

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.