Dark energy is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to permeate all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe.

Einstein's theory of general relativity was not always considered correct. It wasn't until Hubble made a grand discovery that the equation was fixed.... or was it? Some scientists believe the equation should actually go back to it's original form due to dark energy.

Evidence suggests that the so called "habitable zone" changes as the Sun ages. Many years ago, Venus may have resembled Earth and been home to life.

Evidence shows that the Andromeda Galaxy is headed straight for our own. In the next few billion years, the two will collide. The Solar System will most likely be okay though.

By studying similar stars, scientists believe they can predict what will happen to our Sun over time. One prediction is that the sun will get brighter as it ages.

Is an ocean actually critical for life to survive? Does that ocean have to be made of water?

Photos from a zone on Mars called the Newton Crater are helping to shed light on the amount of water left on the planet. The moisture left is extremely salty, and possibly toxic to life forms.

Methane is the primary ingredient in many of Saturn's moon's lakes and seas. Scientists designed a submarine that can withstand the volatile chemicals that will be found in these methane lakes.

After Voyager 2 left Saturn, scientists noticed something wrong with the space probe's camera. To fix it from Earth, over a billion miles away, they had to come up with a creative solution.

The Family Portrait is an image of the Solar System acquired by Voyager 1 on February 14, 1990 from a distance of approximately 6 billion kilometers from Earth.

According to current quantum theory, particles can spontaneously appear from nowhere. Since matter and antimatter are opposites, they cancel each other out almost instantly when they come in contact..but how are they influenced by external magnetic fields

Ion thrusters create small thrust levels in comparison to conventional chemical rockets, but achieve high specific impulse. They could be practical in the vacuum of space.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot – the largest and longest-running storm in our solar system – is shrinking. Juan Lora, a planetary scientist at UCLA, explains why.

Gravity from Jupiter and three neighboring moons twist Io's core, resulting in massive eruptions.

Instead of lava, freezing water is believed to burst from Wright Mons on Pluto.

Volcanic activity on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, could be the key to the planet’s extraordinary auroras. Here’s how scientists at Syracuse University in New York have recreated volcanic activity on Io.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot – the largest and longest-running storm in our solar system – is shrinking. Juan Lora, a planetary scientist at UCLA, explains why.

If another civilization built a giant energy collector, we could detect it.

Black Hole Collisions are the most powerful, violent events in the universe.

Evidence shows that the Andromeda Galaxy is headed straight for our own. In the next few billion years, the two will collide. The Solar System will most likely be okay though.

Is an ocean actually critical for life to survive? Does that ocean have to be made of water?

Instead of lava, freezing water is believed to burst from Wright Mons on Pluto.

Gravity from Jupiter and three neighboring moons twist Io's core, resulting in massive eruptions.

Photos from a zone on Mars called the Newton Crater are helping to shed light on the amount of water left on the planet. The moisture left is extremely salty, and possibly toxic to life forms.

Methane is the primary ingredient in many of Saturn's moon's lakes and seas. Scientists designed a submarine that can withstand the volatile chemicals that will be found in these methane lakes.

Dead stars called magnetars create fast radio bursts, giving us insights into dark matter dark matter.

After Voyager 2 left Saturn, scientists noticed something wrong with the space probe's camera. To fix it from Earth, over a billion miles away, they had to come up with a creative solution.

A simulation shows how the existence of habitable galaxies depends on dark matter.

The Family Portrait is an image of the Solar System acquired by Voyager 1 on February 14, 1990 from a distance of approximately 6 billion kilometers from Earth.

Astronomers find a pulsar feeding off the gas of a nearby star.

Ion thrusters create small thrust levels in comparison to conventional chemical rockets, but achieve high specific impulse. They could be practical in the vacuum of space.

Watch how these trillion-year stars "throw tantrums".