Half of the moon will be illuminated as it reaches its first quarter phase on Monday, June 2. The first quarter phase marks ...

NASA’s Solar System Exploration website notes these names, rooted in Latin, persisted due to historical inertia despite varied ancient names.

Explore NASA's cancelled Europa mission and learn why Europa is a key target in the search for extraterrestrial life.

The ice on the surface of Jupiter's massive moon Europa is constantly changing, hinting at the presence of a subsurface ocean ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

With an atmosphere, by mass, of primarily hydrogen (76 per cent) and helium (24 per cent), and by volume of 89 per cent ...

Jupiter’s rule of the evening sky is coming to a close. Catch some action there while you can, shortly after sunset this ...

Stunning new Jupiter photos from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal storms, cloud bands, and its volcanic moon Io as the mission ...

Perseverance has so far found a rock, dubbed Cheyava Falls, which is the strongest evidence of something possibly modified by ...

Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, ...

Often overshadowed by Europa and Ganymede, Callisto is actually one of the largest moons in our solar system. In this video, we explore the high-resolution images and surprising data that have brought ...