When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus and Neptune 40 years ago, astronomers were surprised that it detected no global dipole magnetic ...

NASA's Europa Clipper, which launched Oct. 14 on a journey to Jupiter's moon Europa, is already 13 million miles (20 million ...

As December 6th and 7th approach, sky enthusiasts are in for a treat: Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, will ...

A scientist simulated the contents of the ice giant worlds, and found that a fluid layer may explain each planet’s strange ...

Headed to Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft is operating without a hitch and will reach Mars in just three months for a ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

The Ramses mission will rendezvous with Apophis in February 2029, two months before its closest approach to Earth on Friday, ...

The migration of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune from closer to wider orbits around the sun occurred 60-100 million ...

A newly discovered baby exoplanet called IRAS 04125+2902 b is challenging our current understanding of planet formation.

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...

I enjoy marking day’s end, beginning of nighttime, with a glance to the dazzling white Evening Star low in the ...

Other winter wonders include Venus getting higher and brighter and Mars beginning its retrograde motion.