Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

That is why astrobiologists are increasingly turning their eyes toward icy bodies like the Jovian moons of Europa and Ganymede, Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus, Uranus' moon Miranda and the ...

In other cool celestial happenings, we’re having a planetary parade… The world witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime event this past ...

The images below show the day-by-day phases of ... creating a beautiful setup for astrophotos — particularly if you can find an interesting landscape to place beneath them.

Both Uranus and Neptune have a retinue of diverse and interesting moons. These two cold and distant ... In November 2005, backlit images showed fountains of water-ice particles spewing from ...

On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights about the solar system’s seventh planet. Information from the probe ...

On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights about the solar system’s seventh planet. Information from the probe showed ...

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Amazing views of Jupiter over the years via the Hubble Space Telescope. The moons of Io, Ganymede and hazy Uranus can be observed. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (NASA-GSFC), M. H. Wong (UC ...

Surprise, surprise! Venus sextile Uranus brings unexpected enlightenment and liberation The winds of change are blowing! If you've been coasting along in your love life or with your finances ...

For the month of February, with the Sun and Mercury in cool, candid Aquarius we’re also blessed with logic and reason, too.