Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

On July 14, 2015, a spacecraft flew by Pluto for the first time! NASA's New Horizons spacecraft spent 9.5 years making the ...

Pluto isn’t considered a planet because it lacks enough gravity to clear its orbit, not just because of its distance. Despite receiving less than 1% of Earth’s sunlight, Pluto is still surprisingly ...

A meteorite from Mars, the largest piece ever found on Earth, sold for $5.3 million to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday.

Astronomers discover Ammonite, a rare icy object beyond Pluto, challenging Planet Nine theory and offering clues to the solar ...

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has been used to demonstrate simple interstellar navigation by measuring the parallax of just ...

This image, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015, is the most accurate natural color image of Pluto. This ...

If it weren't for the new budget, New Horizons could keep exploring the outer reaches of the solar system into the 2030s.

NASA launched New Horizons to explore Pluto. In 2019, it visited the furthest object in the Solar System we have seen up ...

The White House's 2026 budget proposal threatens dozens of active and upcoming science missions designed to explore the ...

Scientists have released the closest images ever to the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles ...

FROM roiling storms, rare comets and volcanic eruptions, there is lots to see aboard the International Space Station (ISS).