First full asteroid return sample confirms early Solar System originsThe rock is made of very primitive materials.By J. Fingas, 12.21.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
NASA launches mission to explore Solar System 'fossils'Lucy is the agency's first mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.By J. Fingas, 10.16.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Planet orbiting a dead star previews our own solar system's fateAstronomers discovered a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf. By S. Dent, 10.14.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Two red objects between Mars and Jupiter may explain how the solar system formedThe asteroids may have originated from the vicinity of Neptune's orbit.By M. Moon, 07.30.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Astronomers confirm the most distant object in the Solar SystemFarfarout lives up to its name.By J. Fingas, 02.14.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Early Solar System meteorites might explain how Earth got waterThey may have lost water 'just' a few hundred thousand years ago.By J. Fingas, 01.10.2021TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Strange exoplanet discovery makes a case for the elusive 'Planet Nine'The planet is the first of its kind known to have such an eccentric orbit.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Solar System 'superhighway' could speed up space travelThe route could also lead to more efficient trips.By J. Fingas, 12.12.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
3D atom mapping helps investigate the origins of lifeModern technology has helped decode an ancient meteorite.By J. Fingas, 05.11.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
NASA is fixing a Voyager 2 snag that deactivated sensorsIt's providing tech support from 11.5 billion miles away.By J. Fingas, 01.29.2020TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
NASA's closest-ever Sun flybys reveal how solar wind worksWhat you experience near Earth doesn't tell the whole story.By J. Fingas, 12.04.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
NASA renames Kuiper Belt object following controversyThe distant Solar System object is called 'Arrokoth' from now on.By J. Fingas, 11.13.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
European astronauts plan to take pics of a comet from the dawn of timeThey hope to create a 3D model of a comet from the far reaches of the Solar System.By C. Fisher, 06.19.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Ultima Thule is unlike anything we’ve seen in the solar systemIt has scientists questioning how the building blocks of planets form.By C. Fisher, 03.19.2019TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Astronomers find pure oxygen leaking from Rosetta's cometBy A. Tarantola, 10.28.2015TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Study says early version of our solar system was ruined by JupiterBy M. Smith, 03.24.2015TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Voyager 1 reaches 'magnetic highway,' gets a taste of interstellar spaceBy J. Trew, 12.04.2012TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
NASA's Voyager 1 marks 35th anniversary of its launch, gets photo retrospective in tributeBy J. Fingas, 09.07.2012TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
NASA's MESSENGER begins orbit around Mercury, will start beaming back science early next monthBy V. Savov, 03.18.2011TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare