New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

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

The atmosphere itself is… not so fine. It's mostly carbon dioxide, which hey, it's what plants crave, but also a lot of ...

Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune. Venus reaches its point of ...

But this assumes that nothing affects the Solar System in the meantime, and that is not a certainty. As we travel around the ...

As a result of the International Astronomical Union’s 2006 demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet, our solar system ...

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

The universe is a complete unknown to humans. We are not yet able to control and understand the system in which Earth is located, as evidenced by the possible discovery made by a g ...

A passing star has been discovered that could cause chaos in the Solar System, sending Earth flying out of orbit.

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

In the history of space exploration, the Soviet Union achieved some remarkable feats, one of which was landing a spacecraft on Venus,something that seemed impossible given the harsh conditions of the ...

Dozens of NASA's missions to explore the cosmos could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump administration.