The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple major telescopes and planet ...

A groundbreaking study suggests Venus is not geologically dormant. Hot mantle plumes may be actively deforming their surface, reshaping mysterious coronae formations.

NASA has shared huge news about a discovery made on Mars. After a decade of searching, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile ...

Catch Jupiter low early in the month, then enjoy Mercury and Mars in the evenings. Saturn, Neptune, and Venus shine in the ...

Saturn's moon Titan has an atmosphere that spins with a tilt completely separate from the moon's surface rotation.

For instance, Neptune migrated outward, switching places with Uranus, and pushed a lot of the small, icy bodies into the ...

A trio of scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Université de Lyon, and Arizona State University, respectively ...

The research supports the argument that Venus’ tectonics are active today, he says. What’s more, the demonstrated ability of computer simulations to predict what spacecraft may observe will be a boon ...

NASA's Juno mission finds a massive lava lake in Jupiter, offering new insights into volcanic activity beyond Earth and the ...

Venus has some strange volcanoes that are flat at the top. Scientists studied one dome and think they have found the answer ...

A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface.

Earth’s Biggest Threats: Earth, the only home we know won’t last forever. Some big, dangerous things could happen that might ...