Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...

For more than 20 years, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter has been imaging the surface of the Red Planet. One region, in particular, continues to fascinate the Mars Express team, ...

Out of 75 coronae examined, 52 showed signs of these underground forces still at work, hinting that tectonic activity may be more widespread on Venus than previously thought. When you purchase through ...

A European-Japanese space mission will reach Mercury in 2026, carrying instruments designed to answer a question that has ...

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an unusual discovery, finding a planet which is in the process of disintegrating. And as it decays, it is leaving behind a ...

New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into ...

Russia successfully launched 52 satellites into space aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos announced Sunday. According to Roscosmos, the rocket launch, carrying two Aist ...