Astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field has transformed during his decades-long career.

“Only 22 research proposals were selected by NASA in the area of solar system science for the first cycle of projects,” Trilling said.

Kids and adults can get involved these citizen science experiments from NASA researchers. Each one comes with educational materials that can help you learn about everything from alien planets to ...

Solar Orbiter flew closer to the Sun than ever before. This proximity let it capture electrons in pristine conditions.

A model of a solar system first and foremost with a small projector built in, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a great educational tool for kids.

Conducting a flyby mission to an interstellar object visiting our solar system is "feasible and affordable," a new study ...

The peculiar trajectory and uncertain origin of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS have sparked scientific debate about its natural or technological origins.

The sun will be near the peak of its activity cycle during the eclipse on April 8, 2024, making it a great time to crowdsource solar research.

The concept of solar sails is not particularly new — just check out the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2, French startup Gama or NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System. But one group of ...

A piece of the dawn: Asteroid sample science hints at an ancient salt lake and conditions in the early solar system Michelle Thompson, a Purdue planetary scientist and expert in space weathering, was ...

The universe is full of surprises, but two discoveries in the outer solar system are dominating astronomy news this week. First, astronomers reported yesterday that they have found a distant, tiny ...