Solar System

By Jeanette Kazmierczak Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d,...

The rover continues its hunt for rocks worthy of bringing to Earth for further study. NASA’s Perseverance rover cored and stored the first sample of...

Peering through obscuring clouds of dust, the MIRI instrument has revealed networks of giant cavities and blown-out bubbles in the gaseous arms of distant...

Stone’s remarkable tenure on NASA’s longest-operating mission spans decades of historic discoveries and firsts. Edward Stone has retired as the project scientist for NASA’s Voyager mission a...

New research makes hypotheses that NASA’s Europa Clipper can test: Any plumes or volcanic activity at the Jovian moon’s surface are caused by shallow...

Observations from the spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery...

It’s a bold and complex undertaking to try impacting an asteroid. JPL is there to assist with navigators, communications, and more. On Monday, Sept. 26,...

NASA called off a test flight on Monday of its largest-ever rocket in a setback to the ambitious program to send humans back to...

Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? A new study co-authored by NASA scientists...

The ambitious mission took advantage of a rare alignment of the outer planets before continuing its journey into interstellar space. Forty-five years ago, the Voyager...