Stargazers can witness a rare 'planet parade' in January and February 2024, where six planets align prominently in the night ...

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The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...

Recent simulations link the creation of Pluto and its moon Charon to a colossal impact, akin to the Earth-Moon origin, ...

The incoming US president is expected to gut support for research on the environment and infectious diseases, but could buoy ...

On Thursday 16 January at 1.17am (GMT), Mars will reach opposition. This means it will be positioned on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun, and the three will form an almost straight line ...

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Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a subsurface ocean on the icy dwarf planet.

"The briefing will include NASA's efforts to complete its goals of returning scientifically selected samples from Mars to Earth while lowering cost, risk and mission complexity," NASA officials ...

Mars leaves Leo and retrogrades back to Cancer ... appears to be moving backward in the cosmos from our vantage point on Earth, however, it's simply an optical illusion to the naked eye.