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The nearest exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b, is a tantalizing target. The best way to reach it might be with a swarm of tiny lightsail probes.

We don't know what shape the heliosphere is and a new 50 year mission into interstellar space could finally show us.

Astronomers have discovered three new tiny moons orbiting the far-off planets Neptune and Uranus of the outer solar system.

Researchers have found evidence of an ocean beneath the icy shell of Saturn's small moon Mimas, making it a prime candidate for habitability research.

Tonight will see the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, one of the lesser-known meteor showers of the year. Here's how to watch it in person or online.

Astronomers have discovered a star system in which six planets orbit one star in an elaborate geometrical pattern due to a phenomenon called orbital resonance.

The Juice mission is on its way to Jupiter, and it will be carrying out the first gravity assist around both Earth and the moon.

NASA's Lucy mission recently passed by a small asteroid called Dinkinesh, which turned out to be a fascinating system all of its own.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is powering on toward Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids after making a successful flyby of another asteroid called Dinkinesh.

This week, skywatchers across the U.S. will have the chance to see an annular solar eclipse, also known as a ring of fire eclipse. Here's how to watch.