The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The BepiColombo spacecraft was expected to fly less than 200 miles above the ...

New observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike ...

Carbon-rich cosmic dust comes from different sources and spreads out into space, where it's necessary for life and for the ...

Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the early days of our solar system, orbiting the Sun much like planets. While most ...

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...

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Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...

Scientists have discovered a rare six-planet system where all planets orbit their star in perfect mathematical harmony.

The potential discovery of a large planet beyond Neptune’s orbit could change everything we know about the Solar System. Learn how scientists detected it and what steps NASA is taking to verify its ...