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

Artist's impression of Planet Nine – a suspected “wide-orbit” planet – with the Sun in the distance; Neptune's orbit is shown ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

Yesterday you felt energized today you feel calm and contemplative You may never have thought to link it to a bracelet ring necklace or pair of earrings but it could very well be the effect of your ...

It is expected that the transit of Saturn will occur in the eighth house, which is located within the Solar System. Generally speaking ... That being said, except for Jupiter and Venus, most of the ...

Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.

The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There’s nothing to walk on, and no place to land a spaceship. But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

Read What are asteroids?Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array has detected methanol isotopes around a nearby star, which could help ...

In a stunning peek into how planets are born, astronomers caught millimeter-sized dust grains clinging to the windy walls of ...