Turns out, it's as tough to drop inward into the inner solar system, as it is to head outward. The problem stems from losing momentum from a launch starting point on Earth. It can take missions ...

The Bay Sages heard from the Delta Astronomical Society (DAS) during its monthly meeting on Thursday. DAS Newsletter Editor ...

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...

What drives us to send probes throughout the solar system and rovers and landers to Mars? It's not cheap, and it's not easy.

Emporia State and the Peterson Planetarium will collaborate with Emporia Main Street on creating a permanent scale model of the solar system throughout campus and the downtown area, a project ...

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects. A surprising chemical difference between Pluto and Sedna, another dwarf ...

Abstract: Combining a global tracking system with a local measurement system constitutes an efficient approach for meter-scale component measurement. The transformation matrix between the local system ...

A constellation of satellites orbiting 250 miles above Earth’s surface shows how solar and wind have taken off in recent years: Here’s what renewable energy sites looked like eight years ago.