They were also not the first missions to carry a message intended for extraterrestrial beings should they reach interstellar ...

Earth could be thrown off its orbit either into another planet or the sun, new research has warned. New research from Durham ...

“An Earth-like planet far beyond Neptune could redefine our understanding of the solar system,” says Lykawka. He adds, “It would not only restore the count of nine planets but also challenge ...

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

A new mission to test a solar umbrella could help reduce rising temperatures on Earth, but scientists have to get it to space ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...

The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: ...

The combination of these factors could explain why Earth is the only planet known to exhibit plate tectonics today. In a 2022 study, Collins and his colleagues found that Jupiter's icy moon Europa ...

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, NASA claims. However, when intense ...

Beyond Earth: Exploring auroras across the solar system. Brian Lada. Wed, May 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM UTC. 3 min read. ... but the enchanting phenomenon is not exclusive to Earth.

This process, called accretion, is how everything in the solar system – planets, moons, comets and asteroids – came into being. Telescopes can see young solar systems being born.