Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

During the month of June you will be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter in the sky at different ...

Venus, often called Earth's "sister planet," remains one of the most mysterious worlds in our solar system. Covered by a ...

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

The solar system acts as a rigorous educator, imparting life lessons through planetary archetypes. Each planet, from the ...

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

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

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 ...

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

One of the more poignant moments in the movie Star Wars, is when Luke Skywalker gazes wistfully into the sunset on the planet ...

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

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