The size of the Solar System and the Universe is truly beyond our comprehension. When we think of the vastness of space, we ...

Trump’s budget would cut NASA’s $7.33 billion science budget nearly in half. The administration’s argument is simple: NASA ...

NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space ...

In addition to the blocks themselves, Chop Shop is also offering perks of space exploration-themed, prints, posters and a solar system-themed The Planetary Society scarf.

Science Space Solar System Pluto Cassini just smashed into Saturn’s atmosphere. What comes next for solar system exploration? Europa, the outer solar system, and a lot of questions. By Mary Beth ...

A comprehensive history of the first 50 years of solar system exploration would fill many volumes. What readers will find in this volume is a collection of interesting stories about money, politics, ...

“Starship would totally change the way that we can do solar system exploration,” says Ali Bramson, a planetary scientist from Purdue University. “Planetary science will just explode.” ...

Miniature spaceships the size of cellphones could fly across the solar system using sails propelled by lasers, reaching distant destinations on very reasonable timescales.

"You wanted this moment to belong just to yourself and the landscape: sunset on the rim of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system." ...

Medium-class ($500-800M) missions in solar system exploration, New Frontiers, are PI-led but respond to strategic targets specified in the Roadmap and other planning documents.

A system of multiple lasers and pellet beams could accelerate many missions to the solar gravitational lens point within 20 years of launch. Each one meter telescope at the solar gravitational lens ...

A cosmologist explains how robotic assistants will aid new discoveries in the solar system by being smart tools, taking on dangerous missions, and costing less.