Research Fellow Dr. Babak Bakhit has encountered one of his most challenging projects to date—contributing to the European ...

Io, Europa, and Ganymede offer a fascinating glimpse into the Jupiter system. Continued exploration will unveil more secrets about these eni ...

How many aspects of our galaxy are still unknown to us? In actuality, many secrets in this cosmos are gradually being ...

Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

Last week, we discussed the Dog Star, Sirius, the sky’s brightest star. Orbiting Sirius is a faint companion, a tiny star known informally as the Pup.

Astronomers have taken a major step in understanding how planets form, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). A ...

Astronomers have peered into an alien planet's atmosphere and found extreme weather unlike anything in the solar system.

Scientists have peered through the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system and discovered weather patterns "like ...

Right now, Mars is a reddish desert landscape – attractive but dead, and certainly not home to any little green men.

On February 28, 2025, a rare planetary parade will occur, with all seven solar system planets aligned on one side of the Sun.

Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...