Have you ever wondered why all the planets in our solar system orbit in the same plane? This fascinating characteristic of planetary orbits has intrigued astronomers for centuries. When we observe the ...

How planets revolve does not facilitate as taught in school classrooms; it focuses on a point that is constantly moving.

Is Jupiter a failed star, or is it simply a giant planet in our solar system? While Jupiter shares a similar chemical ...

A groundbreaking study published in Communications Earth & Environment has called into question the long-standing assumptions ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...

A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an exoplanet no one had seen before. This marks a turning point in space ...

On Earth, water is so intertwined with life that our search for life on other worlds is essentially a search for water. When ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. July 2025 might be considered a "slack month" so far as planet viewing is concerned. In the ...