"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...

On Friday (Jan. 10), the moon will pass near Jupiter, meeting up with the gas giant in the constellation Taurus. Viewers can ...

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2, expected to safely pass Earth on January 16, 2025. The ...

A very rare parade of planets is happening right now. Here are the planets that will be visible tonight and where to look for ...

BEIJING -- China is set to embark on a series of ambitious space missions in 2025, including a new sample return mission, and ...

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Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He ...

Nearly 415 years ago to the day astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the moons surrounding Jupiter looking through his ...

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...

The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...

This event, called the “Parade of Planets,” happens when several planets appear to line up together in the sky, even though ...