Jupiter has been high in the sky in the evening lately, and that stirred a memory of the first time I ever saw Jupiter ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

A pair of astrophysicists with Aix- Marseille Université, CNRS, and Institut Universitaire de France have developed a new ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

China has started assembling a planetary defence team to counter the threat of near-Earth asteroids following the discovery of a large asteroid that could strike our planet in seven years.

February's full moon will shine before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during the month's rare planetary parade. Stargazers are in ...

Jupiter appears bright overhead, and Saturn will faintly appear low in the western sky for the 60 minutes after sunset. In late February, Mercury will appear directly above the horizon ...

All planets to align at the same time in rare planetary parade - For the last time until 2040, seven planets will appear together in the night sky ...

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...

Should any asteroids ever do pose a serious threat to Earth, the world's space agencies have for years begun to build a planetary defense against dangerous space rocks. "We aren’t just waiting ...