The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

Earth is now closer to the sun than at any other time of the year. Here's why our planet's axial tilt, not proximity to the ...

Keep your eyes on the sky this upcoming year for a chance to spot breathtaking meteor showers, a special view of Saturn and a ...

Read more: Full Moons Explained, From Blue Moons to Supermoons to Lunar Phases You won't have to wait long for all six planets to be in the sky. They'll be there as soon as the sun sets.

This striking satellite photo shows off the unique shape of Antarctica's "Deception Island" — a semi-submerged, active volcanic caldera created by one of the region's largest known eruptions ...

Would the Sun burn the planet to a crisp at the closest encounter? How cold would it get at the farthest point away from our star?" Oregon meets a sudden end after Ohio State goes mad at the Rose ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has successfully observed a site of planet formation by detecting a high concentration of dust grains, a planet-forming material ...

Though farthest from the sun — and smallest in size — the last outer planet sees a lot of OPAL surveillance, too. Since the start of the program, Hubble has watched several swirling storms drift ...

(NASA) On Jan. 4, 2025, at around 5:30 a.m. PST, our planet will be at “perihelion” — that is, at its closest to the sun. Because of its elliptical orbit, scientists can calculate when the Earth will ...

How Norway’s sheep herders are helping to conserve coastal heathlands ...

Saturn takes more than 29 years to orbit the Sun, and so OPAL has followed it for approximately ... to planetary scientists because Neptune is our solar system's farthest major planet. It receives ...