An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of ...

When we first began searching for planets around other stars, one of the surprising discoveries was that there are planets orbiting white dwarfs. The first exoplanets we ever discovered were white ...

Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations ...

Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

As the gatekeepers to the Kuiper Belt, Charon and Pluto are a unique double dwarf planet system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

17 and 18. Timing: Dusk after sunset, but before 9 p.m. local time There are eight planets in our solar system and one dwarf planet (Pluto). Because we live on Earth, the most we could see is a ...

Planetary parade in January: A planetary parade is a colloquial term that applies when four or more planets line up in the night sky at once. Sky watchers will get a good view of some of the planets ...

The night sky is putting on a celestial show over the next week with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet visible over the next few days. The four bright ...

28, 2024. While a street or a building may be commonplace, our Joe has been heralded with everything from an ice cream flavor to a miniature planet. Wikipedia actually has a page devoted to the ...

The alignment of six planets will be visible in the night sky in January, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In 24 Oras’ “Kuya Kim ...