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The Very Large Telescope (VLT) has caught the first-ever direct photograph of a solar system that l…

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InSight lander's "mole" was unable to hammer through the Martian soil, and unusually dusty solar pa…

The nuclear-powered rover will roam Mars' Jezero Crater, where some of the planet's oldest rock is …

Jupiter and Saturn have nothing on these gas giants. The planets are several times more massive and…

Interstellar asteroids — asteroids from outside our solar system — may not be as rare as we once …

This “remarkable feat” was lauded by Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator for the Sci…

The structures are rolling along the Sun’s surface, helping scientists map the magnetic fields w…

"If an unfortunate human were ever to descend through Uranus's clouds, they would be met with very …

Stars have much longer life spans than humans. Our Sun, for instance, is 4.6 billion years old wi…

In the first and most exciting scenario, ISON could survive the passage of the sun and continue on …

This milestone marks the culmination of 11 years of concept and development for MAVEN, setting the …

In the post-"Jurassic Park" era, "Apollo 13" showed what was possible when it came to showing ju…

With a long-term vision mapped out through 2050, China’s space agencies are setting the stage for a…

The Polaris missions are helping fast-track Elon Musk's Mars city, from testing spacesuits and a sp…

The US faces a $625 billion cost to repair its drinking- and clean-water infrastructure.

Scientists simulating the death of supermassive stars witnessed an unusual kick that sometimes occu…

How an underground maze of abandoned pipes can fix the urban doom loop

The "Cosmic Vine" stands out as an exceptionally lengthy and vast structure, surpassing the size of…