In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

23 (UPI) --A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy ... Neptune, Uranus and Saturn, after they ...

To catch the planet parade, head outside just after sunset, around 6:25 p.m. The best viewing time will be just before the sky darkens completely. It’ll be visible for 90 minutes after sunset. A clear ...

If you missed the grand planetary alignment at the end of February, most of the planets aren't going anywhere. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter will all be visible just after sunset throughout early ...

Mission engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory turned off Voyager 1’s cosmic ray subsystem experiment on February 25, ...

Providing a closer look at the stars, galaxies and nebulas on a budget, these astronomy binoculars are a great first pair to ...

March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will bring a stunning total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon a deep reddish hue in ...

Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in 2012, followed by Voyager 2 in 2018, making them the only spacecraft to operate ...

A new simulation indicates what this comet-cloud looks like: a loose spiral that resembles a miniature galaxy.https://t.co ... Neptune, Uranus and Saturn, around 4.6 billion years ago.

Voyager 1 is over 24.14 billion kilometers from Earth and Voyager 2 is over 20.92 billion kilometers away. Listen to Story ...

If last year whet your eclipse appetite, get excited for the night skies this month. Mid-March will bring a total lunar eclipse—a phenomenon that turns the full moon a haunting orange tone—to the ...