New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once ...

With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

Recent simulations and research have unveiled a fascinating new insight into the history of the solar system’s terrestrial ...

Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting ...

Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1. Venus will reach its highest altitude in the ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

The recent fall to Earth of a failed Soviet Venus probe from the 1970s has become a detective story of sorts. Different computer models were used to predict the reentry.

Saturday, May 17 Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun at 8 P.M. EDT, meaning it lies on the opposite side of our star from Earth. It will return to our skies in June as a morning planet.

These stealthy objects could evade detection until they approach Earth, as demonstrated by a recent false alarm involving an asteroid initially thought to have a 2.3 percent chance of striking ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth. It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of ...

by: Sierra Campbell Posted: May 29, 2025 / 11:13 AM CDT Updated: May 29, 2025 / 11:13 AM CDT (NewsNation) — Venus could be hiding asteroids that would be deadly if they hit Earth, some experts say.