At first, our photos of the solar system came back grainy, unclear, and colorless. The very first image taken in space, for example, came from a 33mm motion-picture camera that American scientists ...

A NASA spacecraft heading for Mercury has beamed to Earth an amazing space photo: A family portrait of six major planets in our solar system. To make the planet photo mosaic, NASA's Messenger ...

The photo of a nearby star and its orbiting ... about the atmospheres of objects outside our solar system that have comparatively cool atmospheres like that of our own planet.” ...

new research sheds light on one of the solar system’s most mysterious planets. Plus: Google celebrates the 10th anniversary of Google Photos with a new editing interface for its 1.5 billion ...

Taken from a field in Somerset, the groundbreaking photo could be the first ever to capture all the planets. Josh Dury, 27, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

These moons, which vary in size and composition, offer a glimpse into the enigmatic past of our solar system. Let's go on a pictorial tour of 10 of the most interesting moons of Uranus ...