The solar system's largest planet will make its close approach at the same time it moves into opposition.

Once in Earth’s orbit, you’re about 95 percent of the way to anywhere else in the solar system. But as with anything, that last 5 percent is an enormous challenge. To fill the gap, in today’s “New Space” era, engineers are dusting off a decidedly old-space idea: Nuclear Rockets. Indeed, Nuclear Thermal Propulsion offers a compelling means of making travel to Mars and other far-flung destinations faster, cheaper, and safer.

NASA's Perseverance rover is investigating signs of ancient life on Mars, and has now collected some of the most promising samples from the Red Planet yet.

Extra-terrestrial water has been discovered for the first time in a meteorite that landed in the UK. The meteorite crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town of Winchcombe last February and is believed to hold clues about where the water in the Earth's vast oceans came from.

Scientists have debated its existence. Tiny traces provided clues. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of a celestial diamond after finding it on Earth’s surface. The stone, called lonsdaleite, has a hardness and strength that exceeds that of a regular diamond. The rare mineral arrived here by way of a meteorite, new research has suggested.

If humanity ever wants to travel easily between stars, people will need to go faster than light.

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The orbit of an exoplanet around a star in a binary star system has been portrayed in three dimensions for the first time. The planet orbits its star at a different angle to the plane of the orbit of the two stars, and the misalignment could offer clues as to how planets form in binary systems.

During a decade in interstellar space, Voyager 1 has revealed a bizarre heliopause and a complex interstellar medium that's influenced by our sun.

Scientists have discovered a beautiful ocean world only 100 light-years away from Earth, and it could be perfect for supporting life.

The tiny natural satellite was found orbiting an asteroid.

The Artemis 1 mission will use a Space Launch System megarocket to launch an Orion spacecraft to the moon.

In space, no one can hear you scream—until now.

A form of matter called plasma, which contains charged particles, could help break up the Martian atmosphere into more useful components

In the void of interstellar space, the most distant emissary of humankind carries a message that will last for billions of years.

'Spectral siren' method suggests mergers between massive and compact cosmic objects could help understand how the universe has evolved.

Gases trapped in lunar meteorites hint that the moon was formed out of material displaced from Earth after a planetary collision.

In August, NASA is sending an orbiter to the space object, which may be the partial remains of planet-forming material made of nickel and iron

A team of researchers, led by Swinburne's Professor Akbar Rhamdhani, has published the first detailed study of its kind on metal production on another planet.

NASA is aiming for a 2024 moon landing — and this time, it won't just be men making the trip.