solar system
Sorry, sci-fi fans: star's oddness not due to alien mega-structure
The dimming could be due to some sort of dust, though the cause remains uncertain.
Russian space experts regain control of 1st Angola satellite
The Russian-built satellite successfully entered a designated orbit after launch from the Baikonur pad in Kazakhstan.
NASA astronaut, 1st to fly untethered in space, dies at 80
He was famously photographed in 1984 flying with a hefty spacewalker's jetpack, alone in the cosmic blackness above a blue Earth.
Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets
The data came from the Kepler telescope which NASA launched into space in 2009 as part of a planet-finding mission.
Eighth planet found in faraway solar system, matching ours
Our solar system had nine planets until Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union.
New Island offers clues about life on Mars: NASA
Scientists initially expected the island — created when vast quantities of rock and dense ash spewed — to wash away within a few months.
First Interstellar visitor from solar system dazzles scientists
New data reveal the interstellar interloper to be a rocky, cigar-shaped object with a somewhat reddish hue.
Interstellar visitor shaped like giant fire extinguisher
The scientists report that our solar system could be packed with 10,000 such interstellar travellers at any given time.
Close new Earth-size world, where year lasts under 10 days
At a distance of 11 light-years, Ross 128 b is the second-closest planet to be detected yet outside our solar system.
NASA seeks nickname for New Horizons next flyby target
Scientists at NASA have started a campaign inviting the public to choose an informal name for the New Horizons mission's next flyby target.