Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its massive size, strong gravity, powerful storms and many moons ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has generated the first continuous, two-dimensional maps of the Sun's outer atmosphere, revealing ...

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest Earth approach on Dec. 19, offering astronomers a rare chance to study a visitor from beyond the solar system ...

Once thought to be the debris of a destroyed planet, the asteroid belt is now understood as a region shaped by gravity, ...

It is a rare occurrence indeed for a theory to be turned upside down by the cold accuracy of observation, until the Hubble Space Telescope has just dropped a bombshell in the young planetary system of ...

An eye-catching pattern on the surface of Europa, an ice-covered moon, may have profound implications for our understanding ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the ...

The JUICE mission, which aims to study Jupiter's icy moons, took advantage of this opportunity to observe the comet closely, snapping images that reveal its active state. The image captured on ...