How Many Planets Are in Our Solar System?
For centuries, humanity has gazed up at the night sky, fascinated by the celestial bodies that dot the heavens. Our solar system, with its variety of planets, moons, and other…
Are Planets with Oceans Common in the Galaxy? It’s Likely, NASA Scientists Find
Several years ago, planetary scientist Lynnae Quick began to wonder whether any of the more than 4,000 known exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system, might resemble some of the…
NASA Scientist Simulates Sunsets on Other Worlds
Have you ever wondered what a sunset on Uranus might look like? As you can see in the animation above, a Uranian sunset is a rich azure that fades into…
NASA Television to Broadcast Space Station Departure of Cygnus Cargo Ship
More than three months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft, the SS Roger Chaffee, will depart the…
NASA’s TESS Mission Completes First Year of Survey, Turns to Northern Sky
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered 21 planets outside our solar system and captured data on other interesting events occurring in the southern sky during its first year…