#SolarSystem

The frozen worlds orbiting Jupiter and Saturn might be encapsulated in "fluffy ice" that could send landers spiraling down a pit of icy space slush, scientists warn.

A new study identifies the transitional point in the solar cycle when orbital decay accelerates — giving satellite operators and debris trackers a clearer picture.

A surge in rocket launches is filling orbit with satellites built from tougher, more heat-resistant materials — and when they fall back to Earth, they aren't always burning up the way we expect.

Despite decades-long searches, we have not yet found signs of extraterrestrial life. Is there value in finding nothing?

Space archeologists suggest Venus does a better job at preserving artifacts than previously believed.

NASA’s Curiosity rover had an unexpectedly stubborn Mars souvenir after drilling into a rock nicknamed “Atacama” — the entire chunk ripped loose from the ground and stayed stuck to the rover’s drill.…

Dante’s Inferno may have been far more than a religious epic. New research argues that the 14th-century poet essentially imagined a catastrophic asteroid impact centuries before modern science understood meteors.…

The new international award honoring leadership in protecting life on Earth will be presented during STARMUS VIII – The Search for Truth, taking place Oct. 17–22, 2026, in Tenerife and La Palma, Canary Islands.

New analysis of ALMA observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show its water carries a chemical signature pointing to a colder, more distant origin than any comet ever measured.

The findings suggest our solar system is much more dynamic than previously thought.

Without our satellite, Earth’s geology, biology, and climate — even human philosophy — would be vastly different.

The solar system is kind of hard to observe in motion all at once. Sometimes, it’s nice to have a little model to look at, so you can see the relative motions of celestial bodies play out in …

Are we alone? New observatories and AI are poised to turbocharge the hunt for intelligent life elsewhere in our galaxy.

Finding molecules in places we will never visit is no simple task. Vetting and sometimes correcting such observations is a continual process.

When the gravity of a foreground object distorts and magnifies light from the background, the images surround the object responsible for the lensing.

Deep inside planets like Uranus and Neptune, scientists may have uncovered a bizarre new state of matter where atoms behave in unexpected ways.…

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

A Martian volcano once thought to be the result of a single eruption turns out to have a much more complex past. Orbital imaging and mineral data show it developed through multiple eruptive phases, all powered by the same evolving magma system…