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FROM roiling storms, rare comets and volcanic eruptions, there is lots to see aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The White House's 2026 budget proposal threatens dozens of active and upcoming science missions designed to explore the ...
On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, the Johns Hopkins APL-built Parker Solar Probe captured stunning ...
In a combined image from the two space telescopes, two star clusters shine in the darkness of space. The astronaut was able to capture the lake reflecting direct sunlight at the camera. On April 20th, ...
SYFY ’s The Ark follows the crew of an interstellar spacecraft on a multi-light-year journey to the star next door. In the ...
Astronomers discover Ammonite, a rare icy object beyond Pluto, challenging Planet Nine theory and offering clues to the solar system’s ancient origins.
For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...
NASA launched New Horizons to explore Pluto. In 2019, it visited the furthest object in the Solar System we have seen up ...
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known objects. They number in the thousands, and they get ...
Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...
This image, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015, is the most accurate natural color image of Pluto. This ...
Pluto isn’t considered a planet because it lacks enough gravity to clear its orbit, not just because of its distance. Despite receiving less than 1% of Earth’s sunlight, Pluto is still surprisingly ...