The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with ...

“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

The Exploring Venus with Electrolysis (EVE) idea calls for balloons that can fuel themselves in the planet's atmosphere.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment ...

When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...

Have you noticed how bright Venus has been in the night sky lately? The brightest planet we are able to see from our own, ...

Venus, the brightest planet we see from Earth, will reach its maximum brightness in the evening on the western horizon after ...

Two planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.

According to Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, this planetary gathering is among the best ...