Solar System
Bold Euro-Russian Expedition Blasts Free of Earth En Route to Mars in Search of Life’s Indicators
The cooperative Euro-Russian ExoMars 2016 expedition is now en route to the Red Planet after successfully firing its upper stage…
Eat Your Heart Out Pluto
The sublimation of methane ice into methane gas is leaving a bite-mark feature on the surface of Pluto.
ExoMars Spacecraft Launches to Red Planet Searching for Signs of Life
The joint European/Russian ExoMars spacecraft successfully launched early this morning from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Proton-M rocket…
Countdown Begins for Blastoff of ExoMars 2016 Spacecraft on March 14 – Watch Live
The countdown has begun for blastoff of the ambitious European/Russian ExoMars 2016 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on…
Cassini Watches Star Through Enceladus’ Plume
Today Cassini will observe the light of the central star in Orion's belt as it passes through Enceladus' plumes.
InSight Mars Lander Saved from Termination, Reset to 2018 Blastoff
The Insight Mars lander has been saved from mission termination and will live to launch another day two years from…
Venus: 50 Years Since Our First Trip, and We’re Going Back
No lander has survived for even 2 hours on Venus. But the Venus Land Sail should last 50 days.
Search Narrows For Planet Nine
US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea…
We Have Underestimated Our Sun’s Destructive Reach
The Sun causes the destruction of asteroids at a much greater distance than previously thought.
How Dense Are The Planets?
The planets of our Solar System vary considerably in terms of density, which is crucial in terms of its classification…