Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...

The Lafayette Meteorite, a chunk of Mars, has provided crucial insights into the Red Planet's geological history.

Exoplanets can be quite different from Earth, but occasionally researchers find one that gives a sneak peak into what the ...

The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially ...

Ever wondered what the most abundant element on Earth is? Or how the elements that make up our planet compare to those floating out in the vast universe?

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Stock image: Artist's illustration of an asteroid flying past the Earth. The space rock known as 2024 VM1 will make a close approach to our planet on Wednesday. Stock image: Artist's illustration ...

big enough for more than 1,000 Earths to fit inside, with room to spare. While the four inner planets of the solar system – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – are all made of solid, rocky ...