NASA's Juno Probe captured a cloud formation on Jupiter resembling a dolphin, seen by Brian Swift and Sean Doran. This ...

The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best “must-see” attractions in the sky, and it’s even more impressive once you get to know ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best must-see attractions in the Pottsville sky, and it is even more impressive once you get ...

Last week, we discussed the Dog Star, Sirius, the sky’s brightest star. Orbiting Sirius is a faint companion, a tiny star known informally as the Pup.

More pocked with craters than any other object in our solar system, Jupiter's outermost and second-biggest Galilean moon, ...

Research Fellow Dr. Babak Bakhit has encountered one of his most challenging projects to date—contributing to the European ...

Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...