The colossal shadow of Titan, Saturn's largest and most mysterious moon, will glide across the vibrant cloud bands of the ...

What can Jupiter’s auroras teach scientists about auroras on other planets? This is what a recent study published in Physical Review Letters hopes to | Space ...

A team led by scientists at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Colorado made 10 different 40-minute exposures of ...

The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno ...

Mercury is farthest from the sun in Earth's morning sky on Aug. 19. Mercury will be farthest from the sun on Tuesday (Aug. 19 ...

We are in a special time where Earth and Saturn’s tilts create two wonderful illusions for lovers of the night sky. Not only have Saturn’s rings disappeared from view, but its largest moon has cast ...

Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward.

Want to spot up to six planets at once in the night sky? Look up before dawn for the second and last "planet parade" of the ...

Most of the planets are visible to the naked eye, though binoculars or a telescope might be needed to see Uranus or Neptune.

The Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite will carry its diverse passengers — mice, fruit flies, plant seeds, algae, microorganisms, and ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope believe they may have found a Saturn-sized planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, ...