The Pontifical Academy for Life is holding a meeting of scientists, theologians, and historians March 3-4 at the Augustinianum Conference Center near the Vatican.
In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its status as the ninth planet in our Solar System. From that day forward ...
The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.
The astronomical linkup is fairly common and can happen at least every year depending on the number of planets.
The seven other planets in our solar system will line up in the night sky on Friday evening for a rare alignment called a ...
It is being called a "planetary parade" as seven planets are expected to be seen in the Earth's night sky on Friday, ...
After Friday's spectacle, a "planet parade" of this size won't appear in the night sky for several years, experts say.
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.
In many ways, Donald Trump’s election to a second term as U.S. president is a story of economic dissatisfaction. For the ...
Wolf 359, a red dwarf star just 7.8 light-years away, could host planets, but extreme X-ray and ultraviolet radiation make ...
The scare caused by 2024 YR4 has reminded us of how vulnerable humanity is to asteroids. A threat that the European Space Agency's Planetary Defense Office, led by Richard Moissl, is addressing: "The ...
Russia's Rosatom is developing a plasma electric rocket engine that could drastically reduce travel time to Mars, potentially ...