This video explores the key characteristics of each planet within our solar system. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 and ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the history of the solar system tells its own story of ...

From the cratered companion that lights Earth's night sky to the hundreds of icy worlds circling the Solar System's giant planets, moons are among the most fascinating objects in space. Over the past ...

On August 12, 2026, lucky viewers in and around Greenland, Iceland and Spain—weather allowing—will be able to see one of ...

Two massive planets may have once existed in early solar system before being ejected, leaving behind evidence in unusual orbits and the tilted moons of Uranus.

Far from the Sun’s heat, orbiting the outer planets of the solar system, are moons with oceans of liquid water beneath their frozen surfaces. Keith Cooper finds out how planetary scientists are ...

So far, humanity has yet to find its first "exomoon"—a moon orbiting a planet outside of the solar system. But that hasn't been for lack of trying. According to a new paper by Thomas Winterhalder of ...

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our ...

Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to look to the sky in 2026. The new year kicks off with the full wolf moon on ...