In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

UC Irvine astronomers used a 3D global computer model to compare the climates of exoplanets in different stellar and orbital configurations. They found that a planet orbiting a white dwarf star would ...

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 ...

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Planet position forms the base that sets the mechanics of astrology in motion. The planetary position gives the degree, minutes and seconds of the Zodiac over which celestial bodies are transiting at ...

This month, stargazers will be able to see seven planets in the evening sky, in a celestial event known as a great alignme nt. Five planets — Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury — will ...

Join us for the kickoff of our Ang Lee retrospective with a 20th-anniversary, Valentine’s Day screening of the multiple-Academy Award-winning 'Brokeback Mountain'. Q&A w/ Ang Lee. Ang Lee's debut ...

Get closer to our solar companions with the best telescopes for seeing planets, just in time for February's fantastic planetary parade. Want to focus your stargazing on our cosmic neighbors ...

Global trade faces many disruptions, and the stakes are high for strengthening trade policies and international cooperation. The COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty over the trade and investment ...

2025 is starting off with a bang for skygazers, with a planet parade now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet ...