Astronomers are getting used to a strange new kind of cosmic mystery: worlds that seem to appear in their data, linger for ...

A NASA Hubble Space Telescope observation program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) obtains long-term baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in order to understand ...

It’s textbook astronomy. Planets form little by little, as material slowly congeals within the disk of gas, dust, and ice known to swaddle young stars. First, gravity gathers together bits of dust, ...

This artist’s concept depicts the NISAR satellite in orbit over central and Northern California. The spacecraft will survey all of Earth’s land and ice-covered surfaces twice every 12 days.

In anticipation of Choir of the Mind-the first solo album from Metric frontwoman Emily Haines in 10 years-the video for the album track "Planets" is out now; view/share it HERE. The video is directed ...

An ancient Mayan Text called the Dresden Codex contains detailed recordings of the phases of Venus in its Venus Table, on pages 46 to 50. Data in the Venus Table may have been gathered by astronomers ...

This artist’s rendering made available by NASA on Thursday, July 23, 2015 shows a comparison between the Earth, left, and the planet Kepler-452b. It is the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A planet orbiting in the "habitable zone" of its parent star has the potential to host liquid ...

If you have any doubt that the planets move in a noticeable manner across the starry dome, then examine the late June and July skies nightly. For the next six weeks, Venus chases Mars, while Mars ...

This is a montage of Hubble Space Telescope views of our solar system's four giant outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, each shown in enhanced color. The images were taken over nearly ...