4 planets shine in the sky over Texas all January. How to see them.
With a rare black moon and the peak of the year's first major meteor shower already behind us, January is shaping up to be an ...
Newly discovered 'kiss and capture' mechanism explains the formation of Pluto and its largest moon
Billions of years ago, in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, two icy worlds collided. Rather than destroying each ...
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Does Planet Nine exist?
Growing up, I was taught that there were nine planets in the solar system. That all changed in 2006, when the International ...
When To See The Moon Eclipse Seven Stars As Venus Shines: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
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Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says
"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state." ...
Don’t Miss January’s Rare Planet Alignments and Dazzling Meteor Showers
This January, the night sky offers a stunning display featuring the Quadrantid meteor shower and a rare alignment of four bright planets visible in a single view. Witness Mars at opposition, shining ...