The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...
"This agreement represents a significant milestone for Planet; it is our largest contract to date and is a major step forward ...
Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...
Look to the southwest sky after sunset on Saturday, as the sliver of a waxing crescent moon nears bright Venus with Saturn ...
Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars' intense heat.
The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...
Starting with the Moon’s journey across the sky this month, you’ll find the slim crescent of Earth’s natural satellite cozied ...
When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...
Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse of icy bodies that may hold clues to the solar system’s formation. These ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Dust storms on Mars could ... struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into ...