The best time to witness the celestial event will be just after sunset starting Jan. 10. A meteor shower will also be visible ...

Stargazers were treated to a spectacular display last night, as the planet Venus could be seen shining brightly next to a ...

The Webb Telescope reveals new insights into icy planetesimals, shedding light on the early solar system's evolution.

NASA's record-setting spacecraft was just 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface—the closest any human-made object has ever ...

The line that these planets are on is called the ecliptic, which represents the plane of the solar system in which the ...

A NASA spacecraft has made history by surviving its closest-ever approach to the Sun during the Parker Solar Probe mission, a project over six years in the making. The spacecraft was out of ...

NASA's Parker Solar Space Probe got closer to the sun than any other human-made object. NPR talks to the scientist behind the ...

The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, which means it has the most gravitational influence on objects such as planets. In order for a satellite to orbit a planet, it has to be close ...

Astronomers are often asked how the casual observer can distinguish planets from bright stars in the night sky.

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...