“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

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The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

By combining the four giant telescopes of the Very Large Telescope, an international team has observed the exoplanet WASP-121b with unprecedented precision, revealing one of the most extreme climates ...

Last week, we discussed the Dog Star, Sirius, the sky’s brightest star. Orbiting Sirius is a faint companion, a tiny star known informally as the Pup.

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid ...