NASA scientists have discovered a distant planet with storms that rage nonstop, creating one of the most extreme weather environments ever observed outside Earth. The discovery could unlock new ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why ...

Lucy, an ambitious NASA mission to the outer solar system, just met its maker. The spacecraft completed a flyby of the main ...

Incoming NASA administrator and billionaire fighter jet pilot-turned-SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman isn't keen on president ...

It wasn’t until NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) turned its eye to the scene that the story took an unexpected turn.

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about ...

In May 2020, astronomers observed a planetary engulfment for the first time that they believed was caused by a star expanding to become a red giant–swallowing an orbiting planet in the process.

The planetary parade will be most visible about 45 minutes before sunrise, when Mercury, Venus, and Saturn align in the eastern sky, near the crescent moon. Venus and Saturn will be the brightest and ...

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Climate change. It’s a topic that has given rise to a wide range of environmental discussions and decisions such as curbing fossil fuel use, shutting down coal plants, developing wind and solar ...