Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own. At four-and-a-half light ...

Skywatchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction saw the start of an upcoming "planet parade" in the eastern sky. Here's ...

It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...

Astronomers found strong evidence that a gassy Jupiter-size world is orbiting one of three stars in the stellar system ...

The formation of Earth is a cosmic tale that stretches back over 4.5 billion years, from the swirling gases and dust of the solar nebula to the planet we know today. But how exactly did Earth come to ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky seems to be orbited by a planet like Jupiter. The news is sure to cheer fans of ...

A planetary geologist finds that the meteorite, which fell in June, came from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ...

Though no one knew it then, this space rock hailed from a time long before Earth had even formed. Using optical and electron ...

Additional pieces of the meteorite can be viewed at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, where it will be publicly displayed.

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will briefly appear in the sky on the same night, starting Sunday (Aug ...

Alongside the planets will be the August 2025 full moon, called the sturgeon moon, which is expected to reach peak illumination on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 3:55 a.m. Eastern. To view the planets, it's ...