Solar system

On December 14, the Sun exhibited a spectacular display of its dynamic nature by releasing an X2.8 class solar flare, the most intense category of solar flares and the most powerful since the X8.2 flare in September 2017.

In a groundbreaking study utilizing data from NASA's Cassini mission, scientists have made a significant discovery at Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, finding evidence of a key ingredient for life and a potent source of energy to fuel it.

When NASA landed on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, it became the farthest space landing in history. Here are the actual images from that landing.

When ‘Oumuamua passed through our solar system in 2017, no one knew where it came from. Astronomers, on the other hand, think they know how Comet 2I/Borisov got here.

In a remarkable scientific endeavor, researchers have simulated the conditions of plunging deep into the atmosphere of Uranus, one of the Solar System's distant ice giants.

Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, has reclaimed its title as the planet with the most moons, surpassing Saturn.

Astronomers have discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, bringing the total to 82. This outnumbers Jupiter, which previously held the record with 79 moons.

Astronomers have discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, bringing the total to 82. This outnumbers Jupiter, which previously held the record with 79 moons.One...

The Milky Way is blowing a star-forming bubble, and we’re in the middle of it. Star formation in the 500 light-years around Earth is being...

Mars has, long ago, earned its jis moniker as the red planet, but the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) can transform the subtle differences of soils into a rainbow of colors.