Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...

Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, ...

Sounds.com has converted the orbits of Jupiter moon's Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto in to mind-bending music and optical illusions. Credit: System-Sounds.com ...

Early risers are in for a spectacular show next week, when Jupiter, Venus and Mercury form a planetary lineup in the predawn sky on Sept. 1.

A Harvard physicist who sounded the alarm earlier this month about a rare interstellar object passing through our solar system — suggesting it might be more than a comet — now says it could even be a ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. With the announcement of a new moon around ...

A new Uranian moon, provisionally designated S/2025 U1, has been discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). S/2025 U1 is estimated to be 10 kilometers in diameter and orbits Uranus ...

I write for some info about the ephemeris used by Stellarium. I'm writing a scientific paper on the Roemer method to calculate the speed of light. I used Stellarium for windows 0.19.1 I'd like to know ...

Set an early alarm Aug. 12 to ensure you’ll enjoy a special celestial treat. The two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, will be less than 1 degree apart in the eastern sky. One degree would be the ...