A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

Wausau Pilot & Review Jupiter steals the show this week as the solar system’s largest planet reaches opposition, shining ...

New calculations reported by Live Science indicate Jupiter was once much larger and is still contracting as it cools, offering constraints on early solar system conditions.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

Explore seven factual aspects of Jupiter, including its size, moons, rotation, atmosphere, rings, formation, and magnetic field based on NASA findings.

Pluto's days, though they drag on a bit at around 153 hours, are nothing compared to its years. Pluto's orbit takes 248 Earth ...

What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.

We’ve sent spacecraft to every planet in the solar system, but each world presents a different kind of danger. Mercury ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

After clearing its last hurdle on its way to space, the Pandora satellite mission is awaiting to be launched into orbit, ...