The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

"Today we reveal humankind's first-ever views of the Sun's pole," said Carole Mundell, the ESA's director of science, in a statement. "These new unique views from our Solar Orbiter mission are the ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to ...

“We didn’t know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the Sun’s poles are literally terra incognita,” added Professor Sami Solanki, who leads the PHI instrument team from the Max ...

Volcanoes on Mars might be more widespread than previously thought, and this has an impact on the planet's past habitability.

An intense solar eruption recently triggered a rare "severe geomagnetic storm" alert for Earth, with the U.S. Naval Research ...

For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum of Natural History. But other ...

Learn how the European Space Agency's spacecraft captured a completely new view of the Sun, thanks to its novel tilted orbit.

NASA’s PUNCH mission provides the first-ever 3D views of solar storms in motion, revealing their structure and paths to Earth.

The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...

New Hubble observations reveal unexpected darkening on Uranus’ moons, challenging long-held assumptions about its ...

The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary space science. The U.S. is building ...