Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...

"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where ...

Alongside, Sedna, Quaoar, and Eris, there was also the discovery of Makemake and Haumea, which called for ... the Solar ...

An artist’s impression of the white dwarf star WD1054 ... Perhaps life can be found on the moon of a hot Jupiter or lingering in the warm ocean of a rogue planet. Recently, there has even ...

It’s kicking off the year with a six-planet parade in January that will ... Planetary Society’s chief scientist Bruce Betts. The moon will vanish for more than an hour over North and South ...

From stunning meteor showers to lunar and solar eclipses, planets and more, here's a guide to what you can look forward to. Two total lunar eclipses, commonly known as "blood moons," will grace ...

Slowing down climate change is an immense task, but small individual actions can add up to help reduce emissions. In 2024, the critical 1.5C threshold was breached for a full year for the first ...

As the full moon rises in Europe on the evening of September 7, it will already be in total eclipse. The planet will transition into a new season with a second partial solar eclipse visible from ...

January has a meteor shower, top-notch planet sightings ... particularly with the relatively dim waxing crescent moon, which is only 11 percent full, according to the American Meteor Society.

On Jan. 2 and 3, the waxing crescent Moon joins in, standing 10° southwest and 4° east of the planet, respectively. Notice on the 4th that the Moon is 4° northeast of Saturn, which is about 13 ...

the two brightest planets, are only separated by two moon-widths in the morning sky. As the year progresses, different constellations appear in the evening sky. The perpetual chase of Orion and ...