NASA is working on the most powerful rocket ever built: the Space Launch System. What could it be used for to explore the Solar System?

Since ancient times, humans have looked up at the bright band in the night sky and called it the Milky Way, a name which stuck when it came time to name our galaxy.

Located in the southern hemisphere is the Crater constellation (aka. "the cup), one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the IAU.

From the precipice of "Perseverance Valley" NASA's teenaged Red Planet robot Opportunity has begun the historic first ever descent of an ancient Martian gully - that's simultaneously visually and scientifically "tantalizing" - on an expedition to discern 'How was it carved?'; by water or other means, Jim Green, NASA's Planetary Sciences Chief tells Universe Today.

A new study by an international team of scientists shows how Titan's atmosphere could contain a key building block for organic molecules, which could drastic implications in the hunt for extra-terrestrial life.

In May of 2016, when Mars was making its closest pass to Earth in over a decade, Hubble captured images that were used to make a time-lapse video of Phobos popping out from behind Mars.

A new comet discovery crept up on us this past weekend, one that should be visible for northern hemisphere observers soon. The discovery: We're talking about Comet C/2017 O1 ASAS-SN, a long period comet currently visiting the inner solar system.

Breakthrough Initiatives achieved a major milestone with the recent deployment of their Sprite satellites, the smallest satellites in history.

As part of NASA's NextSTEP-2 program, Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a Phase II contract to continue work on their Deep Space Habitat prototype.

The first two missions of the unmanned Dream Chaser mini-shuttle carrying critical cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA will fly on the most powerful version of the Atlas V rocket and start as soon as 2020, announced Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and United Launch Alliance (ULA).

A new study by an international team of scientists has found evidence of recent volcanic activity on Mars, which could also lead to evidence of ancient life.

A new study by a team from Brown University has revealed evidence of widespread water on the lunar surface, which could also point towards water in the interior.

The weather on Mercury, such as it is, consists of extreme highs and extreme lows in temperature, owing to its orbit and distance from the Sun.

Located between 19 and 27 million light-years away in the Canes Venatici constellation, is the famous Whirlpool Galaxy (aka. Messier 51)

In a recently published paper, Dr. Duncan Forgan proposed that alien civilizations could create a "galactic internet" by using artificial transits to communicate.

Using data from the New Horizons spacecraft, the mission team has created some new maps of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon.

Get ready for the August 21st total solar eclipse, with facts, maps and more!