In August 2025, skywatchers will be treated to a planet parade like no other, with six planets and the Moon visible in the ...

Skywatchers are in for a month full of cosmic activity this August. Here’s what to know about the upcoming planetary ...

The quest to understand the chemical makeup of distant celestial bodies is gaining momentum thanks to the advanced ...

Catch the solar system’s largest planet satellite sharing the constellation Gemini the Twins with our Moon this morning ...

In fact, American astronomer Scott S. Sheppard has found over 60 moons circling Jupiter. Unless there are a lot more moons ...

Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.

Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is ...

Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

The moon and Jupiter — the solar system's largest planet — will remain visible into the early morning of Jan. 11, until they sink below the western horizon around 3:47 a.m. EST (0847 GMT).

Additionally, Jupiter’s moon Io treks in front of the planet, dragging its shadow with it. The event starts around sunset in the Midwest, as Io moves in front of the disk around 8:30 P.M. EDT.

The solar system's largest moon, Ganymede, which orbits the largest planet, Jupiter, was hit by an asteroid four billion years ago that shifted the gas giant's satellite on its axis, new research ...