Ready for a sky full of cosmic wonders? From the Moon-Jupiter conjunction on May 16th to Mercury’s evening debut on May 22nd, this week’s sky is packed. Watch Mars glide through the Beehive Cluster, ...

JWST uncovers unexpected behavior in polar lights on Jupiter, while a Mars rover captures the first image of an aurora.

Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

Getting a probe to the icy giant planets takes some time—a journey to Uranus could take as long as 13 years, even with a gravity assist from Jupiter. However, several ideas are in the works to speed ...

NASA's Europa Clipper, en route to Jupiter’s moon Europa, captured infrared images of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby to ...

Mars experienced an aurora in March 2024, turning the sky green, as a solar storm produced the first visible light Martian ...

If an atmosphere is gaseous, it doesn't mean it's featureless and well mixed. In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has structures scientists are still learning about.

What is so spectacular about this Martian aurora discovery, considering that scientists have captured and reported several ...

The months of July and August 2025 bring a powerful wave of energy, marked by favorable transits of Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, ...

Scientists have uncovered fascinating new details about the internal structures of both the moon and the asteroid Vesta using ...

NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...

Europa Clipper tested its infrared camera during a Mars flyby, preparing for its 2030 mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa.