Aditya-L1, a new solar observatory launched in 2023, wasted no time proving its worth. Just a few months after it was ...

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Team X is suggesting major changes to the proposed Orbilander mission to Enceladus.

The Solar System consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity; the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, along with dwarf planets like ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back one of the most detailed images of our star so far on its ...

After five years in deep space, Solar Orbiter has again amazed scientists with an unprecedented high-resolution image of the ...

Solar flares accelerate energetic electrons that escape into interplanetary space, guided by the Parker spiral magnetic field ...

Japan isn’t alone in exploring the potential of space-based solar power. The United States has also been actively researching this area. For instance, in May 2020, the US Naval Research Laboratory ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why ...

New images from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft are giving scientists the clearest view yet of the sun’s volatile lower atmosphere and unlocking critical insights into the forces behind solar eruptions ...

Gain access to all articles, ad-free browsing, exclusive content, The Vault, and other benefits! T he European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter is studying the Sun like never before. Just two months ago, ...

Solar Orbiter just delivered its most jaw-dropping image yet—an enormous, detailed snapshot of the Sun's blazing outer ...

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...