Get excited about Uranus (and so much more). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The solar system is overflowing with fascinating ...

A coalition led by the Planetary Society has voiced its support for Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's pick to lead ...

The head of NASA’s planetary science division said the decision in November to delay the launch of VERITAS by three years was the “least of the bad answers” to address problems with the Psyche mission ...

Long without a leader, NASA finds plenty of support among the space community for billionaire Jared Isaacman, including from ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

This poll is now closed. Results to come soon, stay tuned! In our September 2025 issue, astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field of planetary science has transformed ...

Earth as we know it offers majestic trees, meandering streams, and rolling hills. Yet below the Earth's surface, forces and elements like intense pressure and scalding magma simmer and stew—and make ...

Why can’t more science be as spectacularly fast as the science to develop COVID-19 vaccines has been? In a recent piece about the slowness of clinical research for COVID treatments, Vox Media ...

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of the Butterfly Nebula, a grand and graceful cosmic wonder.

The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) is pleased to announce its 2011 prize winners: Gerard P. Kuiper Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of ...