Space Probe

"If you run out of fuel, you run out of life."

A UK startup wants to build a cosmic radio station in the Moon's orbit to listen to radio waves from the early universe. Blue Skies Space has secured a contract from the Italian ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully detected auroras on Neptune for the first time ever, finishing a job that NASA's Voyager 2 probe began decades ago.

They're unbound, free-flying objects.

The pair launched in 1977.

The farthest-flung human-made objects will be able to take their science-gathering even farther, thanks to these energy-conserving measures.

Called ferrihydrite, this iron mineral formed during a cold, wet period on early Mars under oxidative conditions, followed by a transition to the current hyper-arid environment.

New research questions how the Red Planet got such a rusty hue.

Tall plumes of white vapor rise from the rocky Venusian surface in this April 19, 1977, artist's concept. A little over a year later, NASA's Pioneer Venus 1

"Even the strongest hurricanes in the solar system seem calm in comparison."

Learn more about the atmosphere of WASP-121b, or Tylos, whose winds are layered like no other planet's.

You may be surprised to learn that the process isn't much different from using your cellphone.

Astronomers using the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrograph (IGRINS) instrument on the Gemini South telescope have examined the atmosphere of WASP-121b, one of the most extensively studied ultra-hot Jupiters.

As winter approaches, we look at how seasons change, when the Earth will be closest to the sun, and other space events to look forward to this December and January.

Blue Origin expects the New Glenn to provide a viable alternative to SpaceX's market-dominating Falcon family of rockets.

What happened to Venus?

NASA's Parker Solar Probe transmitted a signal back to Earth after traveling within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface, indicating it's in "good health."

Hot stuff! The spacecraft endured temperatures as high as 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit on its journey.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has reestablished contact with Earth, confirming that it survived Tuesday's closest-ever approach to the sun.

"It's just extraordinary."