Researchers have found new evidence of ice sheets in permanently shadowed craters near the north pole of Mercury.

A region of Mars named Aeolis Dorsa contains some of the most spectacular and densely packed river deposits seen on Mars.

A new study demonstrates the potential to use digital holographic microscopy to detect evidence of life in water collected from Enceladus's plumes.

A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close  as NASA's Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet.

NASA scientists have found evidence that Mars' crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help researchers better understand the Red Planet's interior structure and evolution.

Astronomers have discovered that the well-studied exoplanet WASP-12b reflects almost no light, making it appear essentially pitch black.

Scientists have discovered traces of life more than half-a-billion years old that could change the way we think about how all animals evolved on earth.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is headed toward its Sept. 15 plunge into Saturn, following a final, distant flyby of the planet's giant moon Titan.

NASA’s New Horizons mission has set the distance for its New Year’s Day 2019 flyby of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, aiming to come three times closer to MU69 than it famously flew past Pluto in 2015.

As the Cassini spacecraft nears the end of a long journey rich with scientific and technical accomplishments, it is already having a powerful influence on future exploration.