Watch this video to find out more about the Earth, planets in our Solar System and other planets far off in outer space. From up here on the International Space Station I get a great view of Earth.

The exploration of our solar system by spacecraft has been one of the greatest scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The mapping of other worlds has resulted from numerous space missions ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

It’s commonly known that the Sun is the center of our solar system, with all the planets orbiting around it. However, this ...

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped ...

MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They looked for clues of an ancient magnetic field.

Illustration showing communication between planets beyond our solar system looking from the perspective of Earth. New research using the Allen Telescope Array looked for this type of communication ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Staring at the sun—a close (but safe) look at our home star Staring at the sun ... Free learning activities and videos about the solar system Free learning activities and videos about the ...

Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system. The investigation ...