Because of potential water and a source of heat, Olympus Mons has been suggested as a place to look for potential alien life; ...

There are 8 planets in the solar system, each unique in size, distance, and composition. ... Jupiter has at least 95 moons, and Ganymede is the biggest moon in the solar system.

This has been called the golden age of astronomy, and there’s a new telescope on the block — or, more precisely, on top of a ...

Jupiter: The solar system’s engineer. Konstantin Batygin of Caltech and Fred C. Adams of the University of Michigan describe Jupiter’s gravity as the solar system’s “architect.” Once the planet ...

The sun is unique in that it's the only star in our solar system. Up to 85% of stars have at least one companion star. The sun contains over 99% of the mass of our entire solar system.

#2. The Moon came from Earth. It didn’t form beside our planet, and Earth’s gravity didn’t capture it. The latest theory says ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to discover 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade. A total view of the Virgo ...

The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

“The solar system is really like somebody picked it up early on and shook it real hard,” Levison says. After launching this October, Lucy will fly by a series of target Trojans from 2027 to 2033.

Powered by the largest digital camera ever built, Rubin Observatory has taken its first images—millions of stars and galaxies ...