Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

We might not currently have any technology that would make a space elevator viable on Earth. But that doesn't mean they ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew by Venus while making its way to Saturn. Taking advantage Venus's gravity, Cassini gained enough momentum during the encounter to slingshot out past the asteroid belt.

Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a highly ...

China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid probe to explore solar system origins China has successfully launched its first asteroid probe, Tianwen-2. If Tianw ...

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China envisions exploring the solar system, and it seems that would happen soon. The country launched Tianwen-2, an innovative space probe tasked with retrieving samples from an uncharted asteroid ...

Our solar system is made up of the sun and all the amazing objects that travel around it. Learn more about the planets, asteroids, and comets in our solar system. 3:55. ... main asteroid belt, ...

NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which ...

The Solar System might not be as quiet and orderly as we think. Imagine one day looking up and seeing something strange in ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to start solving the mysteries of the universe, from dark matter to Planet Ni ...