A rare celestial event is captivating stargazers as six planets align in a striking display, says Professor Chandana ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's ...

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

When searching for alien life, it’s not unusual to use Earth as a test bed for theories and even practice runs. Perhaps one ...

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some ...

A new study claims it is possible an "alien visitor" could have warped our solar system during its earliest years.

Stargazers, prepare for the parade of planets that will take place over the next few nights in the sky. Here's what you need ...