The Voyager spacecraft, on a decades-long journey of exploration, have made an unusual discovery at the edge of our solar system. They’ve detected a layer of hot plasma at the solar system’s boundary, ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe.

A new trans-Neptunian object, 2017 OF201, has been found with a vast orbit and potential dwarf planet size. The finding hints ...

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What lies beyond Neptune? Is it just empty space… or something far more mysterious? In this video, we explore the fascinating story of the Oort Cloud – a gigantic, icy sphere that surrounds our Solar ...

Quantum Space plans to launch Scout-1, the space infrastructure and services company’s first satellite, no earlier than March 2024 on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare flight. NASA has announced an ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Meet Dr. Cari Corrigan, geologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Have you ever considered what meteorites reveal about ...

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NASA has announced an updated plan to continue New Horizons’ mission of exploration of the outer solar system. Beginning in fiscal year 2025, New Horizons will focus on gathering unique heliophysics ...