Solar System Planets
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Voyager's Timeless Valentine's Day Gift: Big Pic
Posted Tue Feb 14, 2012 08:47 PM ET | 0
On Feb. 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft passed the orbit of Pluto and turned its camera around to take a series of photos of the planets. Read more
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How Can a Planet Fit in a Drop of Water?: Big Pic
Posted Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:56 AM ET | 0
Drops Of Jupiter: Using high-speed photography, Markus Reugels captures a variety of celestial wonders inside a water droplet. Read more
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Alien Planet Could Host Life
Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Dec 5, 2011 11:29 AM ET | 0
The newly confirmed planet, Kepler-22b, orbits smack in the middle of the habitable zone of a star similar to our own. Read more
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Unveiling Asteroid Lutetia's Secrets: Photos
Posted Thu Oct 27, 2011 02:01 PM ET | 0
Although the European Rosetta probe had a chilly reception when it visited asteroid Lutetia in 2010, it appears the blind date may have been warmer than it appeared. Read more
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Asteroid Fails to Make It Big
Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Oct 27, 2011 02:00 PM ET | 0
A little asteroid turns out to be a planetary building block that stopped growing. Read more
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HD 85512b -- Portrait of a Super-Earth: Big Pics
Posted Mon Sep 12, 2011 06:00 PM ET | 0
The find is the largest exoplanet discovery yet and includes at least one very Earth-like world. Read more
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Top Exoplanets for Alien Life: Photos
Posted Sun Jul 31, 2011 03:04 PM ET | 0
The movie "Cowboys & Aliens" got us wondering which exoplanets found so far might be candidates for alien life? Read more
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Saturn Cyclone Spins for Five Years
Posted Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:20 AM ET | 0
The whirlwind is the size of Europe and may be the longest-lasting cyclone ever spotted. Read more
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Spacecraft Reaches Edge of Solar System
Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:29 PM ET | 0
After a 33-year odyssey, NASA's Voyager 1 has reached a zone where charged particles flowing from the sun ebbs. Read more
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Journeying to Mars -- on a One-Way Ticket
Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Nov 1, 2010 08:30 AM ET | 0
Sending astronauts to Mars or other destinations without a ride home could cut the cost of space missions. Read more
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Early Jupiter Feasted on Super-Earths
Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Aug 20, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0
Jupiter sits today as the solar system's king planet, but it has a troubled past. Read more
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Wide Angle: Wonders of the Solar System
Posted Sun Aug 1, 2010 09:05 PM ET
This month, the Science Channel will premier the groundbreaking documentary series, "Wonders of the Solar System" hosted by British physicist and presenter Prof. Brian Cox. Read more
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Milky Way Fell Together in Chunks
Posted Wed May 5, 2010 09:02 AM ET | 0
New analysis of Hubble images suggests the galaxy formed as several chunks merged. Read more
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Recent Lava Flows Detected on Venus : Big Pic
Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 05:11 AM ET | 0
The European Space Agency's Venus Express has mapped some 'hot spots' on the planet's surface. Is Venus still geologically active? Read more
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Mercury, Venus Light Up Night Skies
Posted Thu Apr 8, 2010 01:42 PM ET | 0
Our viewers submitted their photos of this cosmic phenomenon. Read more
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