The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

Scientists continue to unlock the mysteries of the universe as they ponder a grim future for our solar system

Huge gravity of these dense stars, which have burned all their own fuel, rips apart smaller planetary bodies

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We are a planetary scientist and an astronomer who, with funding and support from NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, have created and published a set of tactile graphics, or graphics with raised and textured elements, on the 2024 total solar eclipse.

Scientists discover ozone on Jupiter's moon Callisto, hinting at potential habitability and complex chemical processes on the icy celestial body.

A tiny grain of dust sealed within an ancient meteorite weaves together the story of the solar system's creation and reveals a much older tale of a rare star's explosive supernova death.

The James Webb Space Telescope will soon investigate stunning light shows from Uranus and Saturn as two projects look at the auroras of these planets to discover the processes that make them tick.

A new gameplay trailer for the upcoming indie real-time strategy game "Falling Frontier," which tasks players with managing a fleet of starships throughout a solar system.

"Space snowman" Arrokoth a other Kuiper Belt objects may contain locked-up ancient ice and gas, suggests a new model that could also explain the explosive behavior of "ice bomb" comets passing the sun.