A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?

THE fate of a Soviet spacecraft that mysteriously went missing on the Moon 60 years ago may have finally been solved. Luna ...

Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count of 274. But compelling new research reignites theories of an ancient collision ...

Scientists report high-confidence detections of artificial objects on the Moon that may identify the 1966 Soviet Luna 9 ...

Luna 9 had a bouncy touchdown on the lunar surface in 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to land on the Moon.

Sixty years after Luna 9’s pioneering journey, researchers believe they may have found the craft’s final resting place.

Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called Luna 9 ...

This hypothesis has the advantage of explaining why the rings have a lot of ice and little rock, in contrast to models where a moon strayed inside Saturn’s Roche limit and was pulled apart.

Elon Musk outlines exciting plans for Moonbase Alpha featuring mass drivers to launch AI satellites into deep space. The ambitious vision includes self-sustaining lunar cities and searches for ...

Although the Luna-9 mission was widely celebrated, the precise location of the lander remained uncertain for decades due to limited tracking accuracy and the difficulty of identifying small spacecraft ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

Things are much bigger outside the solar system.