Latest about Solar System
Scientists drill longest-ever piece of Earth's mantle from underwater mountain near 'Lost City'
Scientists just pulled the longest hunk of Earth's mantle from beneath the ocean.
The sun might've just had a record-breaking number of visible sunspots
For the first time in more than 20 years, the daily record for sunspots is likely to be broken during Solar Cycle 25.
Intense solar storm opens '2-way highway' for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sun
Auroras on Earth occur when storms from our sun engulf our planet. In a rare cosmic feat last April, our planet returned the favor.
Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt
The presence of hydrated minerals, including possibly water-ice, might indicate an unexpected origin for Psyche, far from the sun.
Colossal X-class solar flare erupts from 'rule-breaking' sunspot and Earth is in the firing line (video)
Watch a colossal X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's highly magnetized 'rule-breaking' sunspot.
Wildfires in Greece have burned land twice the size of Manhattan, satellite images reveal
Satellite images have revealed the true extent of damage left in the wake of Greece's worst wildfire this year.
July 2024 sets new records for global heat and climate disasters
July is in the books as yet another record-setting month of extreme heat and weather.
How do you measure wind on Mars? These scientists have a plan
Measuring wind on Mars with great sensitivity is important if we don't want accidents with vehicles, and maybe even astronauts, on the Red Planet.
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
