Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

There's a variety of astronomical events in 2025 well worth planning a trip around this year—whether that means driving to ...

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

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

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

Six planets are part of the alignment, which will last until Feb. 18. Mercury will join the alignment later in the month.

Researchers believe they have rediscovered a mysterious star system first spotted in 2011. If true, the alien sun and its ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...