Latest Solar System Stories
We finally know why Venus is absolutely radiant
Hermes will be NASA’s mini-weather station for tracking solar activity
Early Mars was a long-lasting hell, meteorite study suggests
Mysterious bright spots fuel debate over whether Mars holds liquid water
Part of a SpaceX rocket is going to crash into the moon. It’s probably fine.
Astronomers just mapped the ‘bubble’ that envelopes our planet
China’s Yutu 2 Rover investigated a ‘mysterious hut’ on the moon
The ISS gets an extension to 2030 to wrap up unfinished business
Jupiter’s moons are about to get JUICE’d for signs of life
Something is making Venus’s clouds less acidic
Jupiter’s largest moon sounds like a friendly robot
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest encounter yet with the sun
Scientists just spotted a massive storm from a sun-like star
Here’s how to see Leonard’s Comet, the brightest comet all year
Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you’re allergic to it. One astronaut did.
Pockets of frozen CO2 on the moon could fuel future space travel
There’s an especially big window to catch this week’s eclipse of the Beaver Moon
Perseverance is cutting perfect circles out of Mars to search for signs of life
This bitty near-Earth asteroid might be a piece of the moon
The fastest human-made object vaporizes space dust on contact
The US return to the moon gets a schedule change—again
Heinz’s new ‘Marz’ ketchup is kinda sorta made from Martian tomatoes
Microbes could help us make rocket fuel on Mars
Curiosity found a new organic molecule on Mars
These new robots will plunge into the ocean’s most alien depths
NASA images show the sun has had a rough week
Juno finally got close enough to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot to measure its depth
Strange, dark, and hot ice could explain Uranus and Neptune’s wonky magnetic fields
Mars’s barren Jezero crater had a wet and dramatic past
What would happen if the sun went out?
What happens when the sun burns out?
How close can you get to the sun? Closer than you’d think.
Scientists have new moon rocks for the first time in nearly 50 years
Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars
Meet Lucy: NASA’s new asteroid-hopping spacecraft
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever
Mars may be too small to have ever been habitable
First Martian rock samples from Perseverance edge closer to settling water question
After a few hiccups, NASA’s Perseverance begins its main missions on Mars
Saturn has a slushy core and rings that wiggle
A probe destined for Mercury ended up rubbernecking Venus
Sorry, there’s probably no water under the South Pole of Mars
Enjoy breathing oxygen? Thank the moon.
Hubble spied water vapor on our solar system’s largest moon
Marsquakes reveal the red planet is way more radioactive than we thought
Volcanoes, not alien life, might explain Venus’s weird atmosphere
NASA’s next Jupiter mission will hunt for life’s ingredients under Europa’s frozen shell
A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax
Some skyscrapers are so shiny they turn into death rays
Why we’re going to see a rapid rise in sunny day floods
How A Sundial Lets Curiosity See Mars in Living Color
The 123,000 MPH Plasma Engine That Could Finally Take Astronauts To Mars
These scientists spent decades pushing NASA to go back to Venus. Now they’re on a hot streak.
Jostling in Venus’ crust could reveal clues about Earth’s early geology
Curiosity Pays A Visit To The Intriguing Dunes Of Mars
This Futuristic Ion Engine Could Carry Our Luggage To Mars
The Strawberry Moon, explained
Microbes Will Be Essential For Human Survival On Mars
How NASA Found The Lost ExoMars Lander So Quickly
Dawn Spacecraft Snaps A Closeup Of Mysterious Pyramid On Ceres
Global Warming Could Be The Best Way To Terraform Mars
Here’s our original coverage of Apollo 11
Curiosity Sends Back Some Final Photos Of Martian Buttes
To find life on Mars, we’ll need new orbiters, more advanced rovers, and humans