The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...

NASA is preparing to launch a new observatory that will help scientists better understand space weather and the protective ...

I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, astronomers detected a strange, fast-moving object racing toward the Sun. Named ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

Three missions aimed at observing space weather are set to launch Sept. 23 from Florida. Here's what to know about NASA's IMAP and more.

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...

An interstellar tourist is taking a quick trip through our solar system, becoming one of just three known objects to ever do so, according to NASA. A comet from a solar system outside our own was ...

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) will be visible from the ground. Find out when you can see it on the NASA app on a mobile device. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

Scientists have just discovered a rare interstellar object hurtling through the solar system, and it's expected to make its closest approach to Earth on October 30. Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the ...

NASA has released its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of the exoplanet, described as a "gas giant." NASA ...

Welcome to SolarBalls, where entertaining space animations meet educational insights about the solar system and the universe. This channel features comedy and space-themed content that is perfect for ...

Ever since a mysterious interstellar object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, was first spotted screaming into our solar system, famed ...