A fresh look at older data yields a surprise near the Martian equator

A mysterious signature in a region of the Red Planet where planetary scientists figure ice shouldn't exist.

Earth - She's Alive...

An attempt to highlight irresponsible decisions of world leaders, corporates and mindless 'consumers'. The video is dedicated to all who died fighting for Earth and those whose lives are on the line today.

Venus Express Probe Reveals the Planet's Mysterious Night Side

Japanese researchers recently conducted a study of the night side of Venus. In addition to being the first of its kind, this study also revealed that the atmosphere behaves differently on the night side, which was unexpected.

The Cassini mission embodies the best of humanity

The spacecraft deserves a fond farewell and a round of applause.

Discovery of boron on Mars adds to evidence for habitability

The discovery of boron on Mars gives scientists more clues about whether life could have ever existed on the planet, according to a new paper.

Earth as hybrid planet

New classification places Anthropocene era in astrobiological context.

NASA's Next Mission to Mars Will Probe the Red Planet's Deep Interior

InSight will do a deep dive into the Martian underground, putting two instruments onto the surface that will ferry information back from the depths.

A gallery of Voyager’s greatest hits—and they are truly great

“Time after time, we discovered things that we hadn’t even imagined.”

Nasa's Cassini spacecraft to begin final journey around Saturn

Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft is set to commence its final five orbits around Saturn, marking the final phase of its exploration mission of the planet.

A Massive New Storm System Just Appeared Over Neptune

Do not be alarmed, but a bright storm system three quarters the width of our entire planet has emerged over Neptune’s equator, in a region where no bright clouds have ever been witnessed before.

First images of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot reach Earth

Pictures of Jupiter's most powerful storm, have been transmitted to Earth, giving eager scientist close-up views of the 10,000-mile-wide anticyclone where winds have been howling for at least 187 years.

Saturn's Hexagonal Storm Is Pure Chaotic Beauty In New Cassini Images

Ihe intrepid orbiter sent back some truly stellar pics of the planet's most unusual feature: The raging hexagonal storm on its North Pole.

The curious case of the warped Kuiper Belt

The plane of the solar system is warped in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt, signaling the presence of an unknown Mars-to-Earth-mass planetary object far beyond Pluto, according to a new research.

New study suggests Jupiter’s formation divided Solar System in two

A new study suggests that the early Solar System was quickly divided in two, with the rapidly forming Jupiter creating the dividing line.

Elon Musk Details His Vision for a Human Civilization on Mars

His goal is nothing less than ensuring the survival of the human race by creating a “backup location”, and calls for some serious planning and architecture.