Nearly one third of known exoplanets are enormous gas giants, similar to Jupiter or Saturn. But whereas our solar system ...

NASA has found something on Uranus and Neptune. The ice giants of the solar system have long been enigmas for science.

Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the 'basic building blocks' for life, shedding new light ...

It took two years for NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe to return from asteroid Bennu before dropping off a small capsule as it flew past Earth, which was ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

"The salts would otherwise have rapidly absorbed moisture in the Earth's humid atmosphere ... including the dwarf planet Ceres and Saturn's moon Enceladus, as well as other asteroids.

“The salts would otherwise have rapidly absorbed moisture in the Earth’s humid atmosphere ... including the dwarf planet Ceres and Saturn’s moon Enceladus, as well as other asteroids.

Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light ...

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals allowed the elemental ingredients of life to intermingle.

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and its dense nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Despite its ...