When it comes to searching for places beyond Earth where life could potentially survive, scientists don't only look at planets. They also consider other bodies such as moons, which are also ...

Here's everything you need to know about the stunning parade of planets lighting up the night sky this winter. A six-pack of planets will line up and light up the night sky this month, folks. Venus, ...

On Friday, May 22nd, at 6 pm PDT / 9 pm EDT/ 01:00 UTC (5/23), Slooh will look at Saturn, as Saturn looks its very best. The night of May 22nd or morning of May 23rd, depending on your time zone, is ...

Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at us? Is it possible there's ...

A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is ...

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Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a celestial treat at dawn tomorrow, as a stunning mini planetary parade is set to grace our skies. The early hours of the morning will witness Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus ...

Six planets will be visible in the sky tonight, forming an astronomical alignment known as a "planetary parade," and you can watch it live online. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus all ...

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star Wars" wasn't a thing at the time, and no one had ever heard of something ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy ...

A man in Arizona has offered trick-or-treaters a glimpse of Jupiter and Saturn instead of candy. Andrew McCarthy, an amateur astronomer and astrophotographer told his Twitter followers with telescopes ...

(CNN) – Scientists say Jupiter has some new bragging rights in our solar system besides being the largest planet. According to astronomers, it also has the most moons after they recently discovered ...