Solar system

Odysseus, a lunar lander built by the aerospace company Intuitive Machines, launched atop a SpaceX rocket on a mission to the moon's south pole

From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, total solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries

Even if you’re not in the path of totality, the solar eclipse on April 8 will offer a show to nearly everyone across North and Central America

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 is aiming to be the first commercial mission to softly land on another celestial body—and the first to deliver NASA equipment to the moon

Images of possible planets around white dwarf stars suggest that some gas-giant worlds survive the deaths of their stellar host

A first look at materials from asteroid Bennu sparks speculation that the space rock was once part of an ancient, watery protoplanet

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is eliminating nearly 600 workers due to funding shortfalls for the space agency's Mars Sample Return mission

A surprisingly youthful ocean within Mimas, a tiny moon of Saturn, has big implications for the solar system’s history—and for finding life beyond Earth

We’re looking for another Earth. But how likely is it that we’ll find a duplicate of home?

The popular limit of a 100-kilometer altitude for the edge of space should probably be adjusted down to 80 km

After a nine-day shutdown, the upside-down lunar lander received enough sunlight to power up again

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna could discover gigantic ripples in spacetime from merging supermassive black holes and more