Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse of icy bodies that may hold clues to the solar system’s formation. These ...

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Beautiful photos of the six planets aligned in the night sky have emerged online. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn are all currently lined up in a row and will be visible in the night ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 — Astronomers ... Beneath the Bland Surfaces of Uranus and Neptune Nov. 25, 2024 — When Voyager 2 flew ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

The alignment of six planets – Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus – this month has sky photographers abuzz.

We asked an astronomer what you can see from London in the night sky this month – and one of them is incredibly rare.