The planet Neptune has a large dark spot "with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it," inveru observations using ...

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two ...

Each tiny dip hinted that one of the star’s planets was crossing its face. Data from both TESS and the European Space Agency’s CHaracterizing ExOPlanet Satellite (Cheops) revealed something rare: a ...

In much the same way, the mysteries of our very planet’s composition are often similarly and ... properties behind these head-scratching enigmas deep blow the Earth’s surface.

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even better view arrives in February and March. Here's what you need to know.

The newly released images show permanently dark craters spotting the surface of the planet closest to our Sun. Nearby volcanic plains and the largest impact cater on Mercury–over 930 miles wide ...

Catch six planets — Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus — simultaneously traveling through the sky on the night of Jan. 21. The planets will appear after sunset until around 9 p ...

All the major planets are on view this month. Venus has a fine evening conjunction with Saturn and Jupiter is high in Taurus. Uranus and Neptune are binocular targets, while Mars reaches opposition.

A new satellite has mapped Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail, a new study reveals. . The first year of measurements from NASA's Surface Water ... most of the planet, just one year ...

Uranus and Neptune join the lineup ... Each phase brings a unique view of the Moon’s illuminated surface. From the brilliance of nearby planets and the magic of meteor showers to the enchanting phases ...