Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

The solar system does not end neatly at Neptune’s orbit. This episode reveals the vast, invisible structure of icy debris beyond the known planets, shaped by gravity and time. From scattered objects ...

A clear explanation of the speeds, gravity assists, and orbital mechanics required to send a spacecraft beyond the Sun’s ...

They show up as a mathematical solution in general relativity, basically as a time-reversed version of a black hole. Some ...

The arrival of 3I/ATLAS in our solar system spawned multiple proposals for a rendezvous mission to study it up close. As the third interstellar object (ISO) ever detected, the wealth of information ...

The shape of the cosmos depends on a balance of two competing forces: the pull of gravity and the expansion driven by dark ...

Scientists suggest Titan formed from a giant moon collision that also may explain Saturn’s rings and strange moon orbits.

Every winter, skiers chase smooth carving turns, reliable snow and that dream run. As the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 unfold on Earth, it raises a fun question: if the Games ever leave our ...

Scientists confirm that clocks on Mars run faster than on Earth and will change global space navigation in the future ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...

Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially ...