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There's a man-made shuttle at the edge of the solar system, taking photos. It's mind bending.
If there are any, aliens should be less conspicuous and charismatic-looking than most people think.
Citizen scientists found five "musical" exoplanet.
Put the kettle on, we have a visitor.
If confirmed, this could indicate a remarkable progress in modern physics.
This could be both good and bad for potential extraterrestrial life.
Aside from the romantic aspect, the study also offers an important scientific perspective.
Oh boy...
It sounds like the plot of a bad movie -- but it's just science.
In this day and age, everyone can be a scientist.
Think you know Jupiter? Think again!
We didn't even know this kind of planet can exist.
When you can correlate computer models of comets with carvings from 13 millennia ago -- that's got to feel good.
Jupiter's Great Red spot has a new sister. Well... it's not new, but we just found it.
Can we get excited yet? Mmm no, not really.
Who would expect water on the nearest planet to the Sun?
You'll never know what's written in the stars for you if you can't read them.
NASA's satellites witnessed the dramatic breaking of the iceberg.
The search for extraterrestrial life is about to get some new recruits -- us.
As Voyager continues to go where no other mission has gone before, it receives a bit of help from the Hubble Telescope.
Still a hellish planet, but a beautiful hellish planet at that.
The Cassini spacecraft, which has already had a helluva ride, is preparing for an exciting stage: studying Saturn's rings.
Mercury, one of the most hellish places in the Solar System, is shrinking.
While taking its usual stroll on Mars, the Curiosity Rover found something unexpected: a dark, smooth meteorite.
Two dark shapes discovered around Uranus.
Astronomers have found a cosmic friend for Pluto.
It's a star party.
The little rover that could.
Jupiter's getting ready for Halloween.
Europa's water is acting up.
If there's one thing that black holes do extremely well, it's drawing things to them and destroying them.
Using images of the Sun and strong processing algorithms, scientists have observed solar winds emerging from the corona.
NASA is preparing for a potentially game-changing mission: intercepting an asteroid and bringing a sample back home.
As Rosetta's mission draws close to an end, its high-resolution camera snapped a few photos of the Philae lander.
The European Space Agency's Planck satellite has revealed some information which may force us to rethink the evolution of the early Universe.
Pictures from NASA's Dawn spacecraft seem to indicate that the dwarf planet was much more active than we thought.
Spinning black holes are capable of complex quantum information processes encoded in the X-ray photons emitted by the accretion disk.
NASA's Juno shuttle will get closer to Jupiter than any other man-made structure.
The Chinese space program is taking huge strides forward.
Polish astronomers have captured an incredibly rare event from start to finish: a white dwarf going nova.
Astronauts will be installing a new module on the ISS for space taxis.
The Perseids are taking place in this period, and this year promises to be an especially good one.
We finally know what caused the huge, Earth-sized red spot on Jupiter.
The findings help create a more comprehensive picture of supermassive black hole populations.
The swirling gases could shed light on the atmosphere of other planets within and outside of our solar system.
The findings could reveal the location of the missing matter of our universe.
Of these planets, four are believed to potentially be similar to Earth.
This space snow could help scientists better understand planet formation and evolution.
The image captures the gas giant and its surroundings in amazing detail.
Pluto and Ceres have a new neighbor.
