In 2011, the 30-year space shuttle program ended as Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With five shuttles ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2, expected to safely pass Earth on January 16, 2025. The ...

BEIJING -- China is set to embark on a series of ambitious space missions in 2025, including a new sample return mission, and ...

Hot Jupiters are believed to orbit alone close to their star, accreting any other planets. This observation was more convincing because there was a theory supporting it. The theory states that when ...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), ...

The six planets will be visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, ...

Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any other planets present.

Giant planets orbiting close to their stars were thought to boot other planets out of their star system on the way in, but ...

New observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike ...

"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...

Another challenge is designing spacecraft that can last for years—or even decades. Deep space missions, like Voyager 1 and 2, ...

A very rare parade of planets is happening right now. Here are the planets that will be visible tonight and where to look for ...