For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can ...

From breathtaking views of asteroids to stunning planetary snapshots, Hubble’s exploration of our solar system has been ...

"Some of the extreme ultraviolet light above active regions flickers erratically for a few hours before a solar flare," ...

The joint European-Japanese mission is only the second survey of Mercury, the least explored planet in the inner solar system ...

The ESA Solar Orbiter has provided a stunning new look at the Sun by combining 25 high-resolution images. This mosaic offers a detailed view of the solar surface, including sunspots and granules, ...

The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury’s north pole. The snapshots were ...

Planet X, also called Planet Nine, is a hypothetical planetary body seven times the mass of Earth lurking behind Pluto. If ...

Solarflare CIGS flexible solar panels, plus a battery, are integrated into a Tesla Cybertruck on display at CES in Las Vegas.

Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The ...

Carbon-rich cosmic dust comes from different sources and spreads out into space, where it's necessary for life and for the ...

Enigmatic planet Mercury posed for some closeups when the BepiColombo mission flew by. Craters, bright regions and volcanic ...