Solar System

Estimated to land in August 2029, the metal-rich 16 Psyche asteroid will be the subject of the mission's 26-month exploration

Researchers have confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope for the first time

Scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission.

Government plans to promote astronomy tourism at the reserve, which is located in Hanle in Ladakh

The latest photos show Jupiter's signature elements, such as northern and southern lights, swirling polar haze, and regions of extreme temperature

On March 13, a large solar flare was released, and it travelled towards Earth at around 600 km per second

Humans have been experimenting with the idea of space mining for several decades

Inconsistent regulatory policies, high costs, patchy implementation of subsidy scheme and lack of awareness are some of the hurdles

While the mission has been a success so far, it will take about a week for the OSIRIS-REx team to confirm how much samples the spacecraft collected. The goal is to gather at least 60 grams

The recent announcement of the presence of phosphine - a biosignature - in the upper part of Venus' thick atmosphere has revived the age-old question: Are we alone?

A well-preserved time capsule from the early solar system, asteroid Bennu could hold answers to the origin of our sun, its planets, and ultimately life as we know it

Planet Mars will be opposite and closest to the Sun in the sky on October 13.On that date, Mars will be at opposition -- opposite the Sun in the sky. Earth will be situated directly between Mars and the Sun. As a result, Mars will rise as the Sun sets and sets as the Sun rises, according to Sky & Telescope.Opposition -- the most significant Martian date on stargazers' calendars -- is also when the planet is at its brightest and near its maximum apparent size in telescopes. Because of the shapes and orientations of the planets' orbits, however, Mars and Earth were actually closest on Tuesday, October 6, separated by just 62 million kilometres, said Sky & Telescope.For Mars, it is more than 160 times farther than the Moon. The planet would not be this near us again until 2035.Mars oppositions occur at roughly 26-month intervals when Earth catches up to Mars as the planets circle the Sun.This year's opposition is special because it occurs close to when Mars reaches the point .

Scientists have identified 24 planets outside our solar system that they say may have conditions more suitable for life than the Earth

Solar cycle predictions hold significance as it gives a rough idea of the frequency of space weather storms of all types

Our solar system has one habitable planet -- Earth. According to a new study, other stars could have as many as seven Earth-like planets in the absence of a gas giant like Jupiter.

As the spacecraft flew within 48 million miles of the Sun, all 10 instruments flicked on, and Solar Orbiter snapped the closest pictures of the giant star to date

The planet orbits the cool dwarf star K2-18, which is about 110 light years from Earth in the Leo constellation, researchers said

NASA says it is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system mission

NASA will set aside about $5 million per year to fund the teams' research for the next 5 years

Scientists have documented a star surrounded by no fewer than seven Earth-like planets