Josh Dury shares his globe-trotting experiences, revealing insights into our universe and the importance of protecting the ...

Daniel D. Bradlow is Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, ...

Six planets will be aligned during January, February Next month, crescent moon will also align with planets Alignment isn't rare, but seeing multiple planets at once is This June 2023 image provided ...

Kids can have realistic experiences in outer space as they climb inside a rover based on a NASA spacecraft at the Long Island ...

But, just how realistic would it be for interstellar travelers to have inaccurate maps, leading to missing or hidden planets? When you dig into the the actual science of star mapping the answer is ...

Bring the Moon and planets into closer view, spot stunning star clusters and observe distant galaxies and nebulas with your own eyes — you can even photograph your subject with a smart telescope.

Throughout February, these six planets may be seen across the sky at night, as they were in January. But, later in the month, you have the chance to see the planets joined by Mercury, creating an ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The alignment peaks on January 25 and Mercury joins the ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

The 2025 Planet Parade, visible from January 21 to January 29, showcases the rare alignment of six major planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. This celestial event can be ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.