A NASA spokesperson said via email that the image above, which appeared on the agency's website, was not the original, but "a ...

The changing faces of Pluto| The predominant color of Pluto's surface is thought to result from ultraviolet radiation from the distant Sun breaking down methane on the planet's surface, leaving a dark ...

Recently, a days-long communication blackout was triggered after a radio command sent by Earth to turn on the probe's heaters ...

NASA is developing a new telescope ... Its composition remains uncertain—it could be a rocky, icy body similar to Earth or ...

In 2016, scientists Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin suggested that an unseen Planet Nine could explain the unusual ...

In January 2016, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) astronomers Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown announced research that provided evidence for a planet about 1.5 times the size of Earth in ...

A ninth planet may exist beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt, a region populated by icy bodies that orbit the Sun.

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Legendary Star Lacks Evidence for Large Planet Construction Ever since the dawn of human consciousness, skywatchers have been ...

This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...

The Centaur was developed by a partnership between the Defense Department, NASA and industry. In addition to launching ...