A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

In 1988, Leonid Shakdov developed the first detailed stellar engine model ... about 1.8 solar masses and the propellant as ...

Model simulations offer insights into the fundamental properties of the solar magnetic field. New studies suggest that the Sun, like Earth, has polar vortices influenced by its magnetic environment. U ...

Let us talk about celestial navigation lessons for combat pilots and the first cosmonauts, interactive exhibits, a film ...

Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy bodies that holds the secrets to the solar system’s formation.

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...

Vladimir Mayakovsky wrote a poem about it, including the following line: “Every proletarian should see the Planetarium!” The ...

But there's something really weird about Venus. Though the hellish world has beautifully preserved impact craters on its ...

“To find evidence of an ocean inside a small object like Miranda is incredibly surprising,” said Tom Nordheim, a planetary ...

Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.