There are eight official planets (sorry, Pluto) in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

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Riddle Aeronautical University is proud to announce its Distinguished Guest Speaker Series featuring Dr. Richard Holdaway, ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

A NASA postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems ...

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

A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

The vast majority of our top 10 stories typically involve issues with a weeks-long buildup and/or fallout. Number 9 on this year’s list keys on an event that spanned a mere six minutes: the total ...

On Mercury, craters are named after “artists, musicians, painters and authors who have made outstanding or fundamental ...

Directly above our heads, Jupiter will be signing bright. To the east, Mars will reach opposition in mid-January.

Unfortunate timing The first panel of this artist's concept depicts how Uranus's magnetosphere – its protective bubble – was ...