A NASA mission is set to launch twin spacecraft on a journey to Mars. The robotic orbiters could lift off atop Blue Origin’s ...

A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in ...

What: New research suggests Uranus’s moon Ariel once hosted, or may still contain, a deep subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. Guests: Planetary scientist Dr. Ca ...

Jared Isaacman has been renominated to lead NASA, and a document outlining his vision for the agency has been leaked to the ...

The findings were published on Nov. 7 in Science Advances.

Saturn's Enceladus moon might be capable of supporting life, according to data collected by NASA's Cassini mission and ...

Uniquely combining astrophysics and planetary science, the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences provides students with a unified view of space sciences; the solar system and comparative ...

Earth as we know it offers majestic trees, meandering streams, and rolling hills. Yet below the Earth's surface, forces and elements like intense pressure and scalding magma simmer and stew—and make ...

Get excited about Uranus (and so much more). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The solar system is overflowing with fascinating ...

Blue Origin's heavy lift New Glenn became the first commercial rocket to make it to orbit on its first try back in January.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Our students become accomplished critical thinkers who have a unified view of solar and space sciences, planetary systems, stellar and galactic astronomy, and cosmology, and who apply this knowledge ...