The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, so no single planet is considered the 6,000th entry.

If NASA’s ambitious lunar exploration plans succeed, scientists will cover the moon with sensors—and find answers to several long-standing questions about the inner solar system

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA. The exoplanet, named TRAPPIST-1 e, is being monitored by the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has stated his support for President Trump to take action to reclassify Pluto as a planet. The main reason for Pluto's ...

Spread the loveIn a remarkable display of NASA’s ongoing commitment to planetary defense, the space agency has confirmed that a car-sized asteroid, designated as 2025 GL, will make a close approach to Earth on April 3,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stargazers will soon have an opportunity to view six planets in alignment in the night sky, according to NASA. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will take part in a ...

The Artemis II astronauts didn't just make history this week; they're also taking part in health studies that will give scientists more data about all of us here on Earth. Michael George reports.

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University is playing a pivotal role in the Artemis mission through its groundbreaking contributions to the AVATAR (A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response) investigation.