Latest about Solar System
NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)
NASA's VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.
Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew
Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.
First quilter in space challenges students, crafters to stitch the moon
Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, Karen Nyberg is calling for quilters to create the moon. The "Lunar Quilt Block Challenge" is now accepting quilt squares.
The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes
The sun may have swirling polar vortices similar to those on Earth, but powered by a very different source, according to a new study.
Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images
A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently vanished after "completely melting" away.
'Snowball Earth:' Entire planet was likely covered in ice more than 600 million years ago
New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.
China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
Data from China's Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars' northern hemisphere.
Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time
A new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals a fresh theory about Uranus's unique magnetosphere.
