A potential new dwarf planet has been discovered in the outer reaches of the solar system, and its existence poses the ...

A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...

Based on 20 years of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, new research sheds light on one of the solar system’s ...

New research reveals that Venus may still be geologically alive, with massive circular features pointing to hot plumes ...

As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

NASA officer Dr Kelly Fast is responsible for identifying and tracking asteroids, and figuring out if any of these rocky bodies could be on a collision course with Earth.

Though little is known about Deimos, another European spacecraft recently captured unprecedented views of the moon's far side ...

Astronomers recently received photographic evidence of movement on the surface of Mars. Here's how they got it.

Texas Senator John Cornyn announced a $1 billion MARS Act to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center to better support ...

A groundbreaking discovery confirmed by NASA surrounding a young star offers new insights into planet formation and the role ...