When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

Discover the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise. Learn why this 'rebel' planet spins backwards, how a ...

Explore seven factual aspects of Jupiter, including its size, moons, rotation, atmosphere, rings, formation, and magnetic field based on NASA findings.

Comet 3I/ATLAS, one of the few known objects to have come from outside the Solar System, continues to surprise the scientific community. After its close approach to Earth on Decemb ...

For the first time, astronomers have captured X-ray portraits of a comet from beyond our solar system, are providing a ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system. From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of ...