Welcome to SolarBalls! Enjoy space animation filled with fun, entertaining visuals that help you learn about the solar system ...

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...

After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...

How will defects in the material improve the capabilities of satellites and help create new flexible microelectronics devices?

Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial ...

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed visitor, reveals shocking data: high nickel content and unique cryovolcanism ...

Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice giant and how it can help us understand more about planets in our Solar ...

When a meteor flashes across the night sky, it’s more than a beautiful streak of light. It’s a delivery from deep space—an ...

Learn more about volcanic activity on Mars and how it may have once provided vital elements to the atmosphere.